#kim namjoon starring as woojun

[mikosdreams]

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CHAPTER ONE: DISRUPTION

"Irina! Stop!" A male voice cries out as he walks away with fury, "I am sorry!" He pulls his pants on as he runs after her. Panic rippling through his skin, he was caught and now he is losing something he hoped he would never lose. The green highlights shine in the light of their star, the man pushes through the crowd. Desperate to get to the girl that he wanted to keep for his life, he looks around in pure panic as he loses her. His pale skin turning strongly yellow. The man couldn't find her, he couldn't fix his mistakes. Passers-by look on with disgust, smelling the guilt off of him. They understand what has happened and it is filling him more with shame, he didn't mean to fall into the seductor's hands.

Irina looks around in confusion, the surroundings were familiar yet strangely not. She turned a corner on a street yet she is standing in an odd looking kitchen, she moves across the tiles with caution. Her eyes taking in her surroundings quickly, making notes where a possible exit could be if in danger. Her spine stiffens when she hears gears being fiddled with then a creaking door, a tired groan sounded passed the threshold of the kitchen. Soon a man with thick glasses and sandy blonde hair appears in her line of sight, he stood there with his finger on the switch as a light came on. His eyes widen as he looks at the humanoid being in his kitchen, the tanned man blinks a few times.

"Who are you?" The man asks, slowly. Still, in shock about what he was seeing, the green-skinned woman looks around her and looks at the man once again. Seeing there is no way out, he was standing in the exit and entryway. "My name is Irina." She quickly states as she watches him carefully, confused about the man. The tall human smiles, little dips appear as his eyes bundle a tad under. "Call me, Woojun. Nice to meet you but why are you in my home?" Woojun asks as his hands finally rest beside him, "I truly don't know." She truly answers as she watches the man as he drags his feet to the cooler. "I know you aren't human, what are you?" He asks as he grabs a bottled soda and bottled water, he shuts the door and hands her the water.

She carefully takes the beverage and opens it, "Ulit. We live kind of like humans." She replies as she follows the man to his lounging space. "Why aren't you freaking out?" She watches him in pure confusion but also comfortable, "I see no reason to. You were in my kitchen like the neighbor's kid, if you had food in your hands I would assume you were just like in other kid coming here." Woojun responses as he turns on the television and sets back on the couch. "Is food a problem around here?" The Ulit asks as she carefully sets down in the chair beside the couch, "Yeah. I am a manager for a store and I take anything home the expires within a month of our chosen date. The kids take the back door and fill up a bag or so with the food from the garage."

To say she was shocked and sad is an understatement, a man providing for the neighbor because they are struggling for food is insane. This man shouldn't be doing that and being completely calm about a stranger in his house, "Do they came often?" She asks softly. Sadness wrappings its hands around her heart and tugging roughly on it, she wanted to scream out and yell. "They come every week or so, taking as much as their wagons will take and going home. Sometimes mothers come and take what they can that is on their list so they can save money. There is a single mother on this corner that makes just enough to have about twenty dollars left for gas, I take her any meats I have to her and let her pick first. She has triplets, they are only five." His eyes cloud with tears as his face contours in anger as he watches the news. "Does the government care? No. Does food stamps care? No, why? Because she makes too much money. I call bullshit." Anger laced his voice like nails in a bat, swinging wildly around the body.

A creak catches their attention, a small lad stands in the kitchen. His head moving quickly as if he is looking for something. "Hey, Minho." Woojun's voice breaks the silence as he stands up, "Looking for the garage key?" His fatherly voice spreads through the air as he picks up the small kid and picks up a key from the counter. "Yeah! Mom needs some food!" He says excitedly as he sets down on the floor and even the key, "Thank you, uncle Woo!" He unlocks the garage and turns the light on as he pulls out the list from his pocket. "Tell me what you are looking for?" Woojun asks as he follows the lad, "I need pickles and mayo." He said quickly as he heads off towards the further shelves. The older man opens up the cabinet and picking up a jar of mayonnaise, placing it in a box.

A gasp and a thud made Woojun look up, a mason jar of pickles roll on the ground as Minho look pass him with wide eyes. Turning around after picking up the jar, a chuckle leaves him as he sees Irina standing in the threshold and fidgeting. "Who is she? She looks so cool!" The kid practically shouts as he runs over to the foreign being, "Hi! My name is Minho!" He greets as she smiles at the kid. "Hello, Minho. I am Irina and you are adorable." She replies and lends down to pick him up. Her skin felt silky against his soft palms as he plays with her fingers, "Is this your wife?" Minho asks as he turns to touch her hair. Her hair was soft like fur, vivid in color like a flower. "No. no," Woojun replies quickly as the woman giggles as he fumbles for his words. "She is just my friend." He replies as the child looks at him with a face he couldn't explain, he felt he chosen the wrong words.

"Well, when I get older I will be your husband." The child states with confidence, buffing out his chest as he was set down on the ground. Irina bursts out laughing as she lends against the doorframe, "Oh you are too cute." She coos as she hugs the little boy. She lets him go as he finishes up getting what he needs as Woojun stood there with a contoured look she couldn't understand, "What is it?" She asks as she helps the boy place the box in his wagon and waves goodbye to him. "He assumed immediately you were my wife than immediately thinks he would be able to marry you. I don't think he understands he might never see you again, I don't even know when I will see you again if this isn't the last time." Woojun explains as he shuts the kitchen door and heads back to the living room where the muted television plays.

"I don't even know how I got here, let alone how to get back home." She explains as she sits next to him, "The last thing that happened was I was walking than I was in your kitchen, I don't know if I did it or if I made a wrong step." She frowns as she watches the man think, "So this wasn't on purpose, like at all?" He asks in a soft voice. "No, it isn't." She whispers as she watches his shoulders slump, "What is wrong?" She asks as she carefully rests a hand on his shoulder. "I thought just maybe you were here to help us, to show us what we are doing wrong." His voice strains as tears gather again as he leans back on the couch. "I thought maybe just maybe that something did hear me and gave me you. To help these families." He looks over at her, tears falling down his cheeks.

Her heart aches as she starts to wipe his tears away, "These kids, their families. I can't do this alone. There is so much they need, I don't know what to do." He mutters as he looks at the television. The president trying to control the disruption that was caused, the crowd being showed seeing they are angry. "Prices have gotten too high, everything is becoming too much and I am trying as much as I can but I feel as if I am doing nothing." He sighs as he turns the sound on the device on low. "So much chaos but even with so much chaos, you are doing something." She replies as she watches the man lends his arms against his knees, "Am I?" He asks as silence feels the room as the television speaks about upcoming struggles for kids and females.

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CHAPTER SIX: BABY BOY

PART 3

[KIM NAMJOON STARRING AS CHOI WOOJUN]

[YOO KIHYUN STARRING AS YIE JUNSU]

[MCDOINE NANCY STARRING AS REY YUKINA]

[GREEN VIRIDIANA STARRING AS IRINA]

Minho stands on his porch as he looks at Mr. Choi's house, the front door and trunk were left open but no sign of him or Irina. The small boy looks both ways as he walks up to the curbside, he crosses and looks in Mr. Choi's trunk to see groceries in the back. Minho grabs two bags and walks up to the front door that was halfway open, he pushes it open fully. "Mr. Choi, Irina?" He calls out as he walks into the kitchen to see some bags on the island and a jug of milk on the floor, Minho sets his bags on the island before picking up the jug and opening the fridge. "I brought in the rest of your groceries." He calls out again before standing in the hallway in silence, he could hear a faint ringing. He moves his way down the hallway towards Mr. Choi's room, opening the door to see no one but Irina's phone going off. Minho walks over to the night table and turns off the alarm, it was set to make lunch.

"Irina?" He calls out as he sees the bathroom light on underneath the door, he opens the door to finally hear the shower and hot stream pour out. No one is in inside the shower, Minho turns it off and looks around to find no one but things running as if there was. The boy was confused and worried about his family, where did they go? What happened to them? Are they okay? He sighs as he left the house and closes the door behind him, he closes the trunk to see Mr. Choi's key in the lock. He pulls it out and looks around him, he was baffled. Mr. Choi would never do such a thing, Irina does that which annoyed Mr. Choi. When he shows no one, he ran over to his house. "Mom! Mom!" He screams at the top of his lungs as panic rushes through him, "Minho, you will wake the baby." She scolds as Junsu walks out of Insik's room.

He looks between them before out the window towards Woojun's house, "They are gone." He says as he looks back at his mother. "Something happened and we need to call the police." He says as he tries to keep an indoor voice when he wanted to scream and cry, "How do you know that, baby?" She asks as Junsu sits down beside her on the couch. "Because they aren't there and Mr. Choi's keys were left in the car." He says as he lifts up the keys to show his mother but was met with a disapproving look. "It is not okay to still, Minho." Yukina says as she lends over and takes the keys from him swiftly, "And you know Irina leaves them in there." She says as she lends back against Junsu. "I know but they aren't inside! They are missing!" He yells getting frustrated with his parent, "Minho, don't yell at your mother." Junsu scolds him as he rubs Yukina's arm in a comforting fashion.

Minho groans before running towards his mother's room and pushing the door open, he looks around before seeing his mother's phone and grabbing it. He runs out into the hall and down to the front door, dodging Junsu on the way when he tries to grab him. Junsu shouts his name but Minho runs over to Mr. Choi's house before using the emergency button on the lock screen to call 911, "911, what's your emergency?" A female voice answers as Minho watches he looks over his shoulder. "There is something wrong with my neighbor, Mr. Choi and his wife." He answers as he looks back at Mr. Choi's house, "Okay, what is your name and what seems to be wrong hun?" She asks as her typing could be faintly heard through the speaker of the phone.

"My name is Minho and my neighbors are missing." He says and his vision blurs as he opens the unlocked door to the house, "I know it might not be something to worry about but it is like they have vanished, I came over to help put away groceries and everything seems to be stopped midway through." He says as he looks at the groceries again. "Why does it seems that way, Minho?" She asks as she seems to be typing quicker than before, "Because the shower was left on, Mrs. Choi's alarm was going off for thirty minutes and Mr. Choi left the groceries out. Also, everything was left open-" Minho was cut off as he takes a quick breath. "Okay, baby, please breath for me. I have some men heading your way, don't touch anything else. You can do that for me, right?" She asks sweetly as if she had children of her own, "They are just a few minutes out, the phone says you are on 314 S 3rd, is that correct?" She asks as she pulls clicks on a few things.

"Yes, ma'am." He whispers as he walks outside and looks towards the direction of his school, "I am standing outside." He says as he can hear the sirens now. "Okay, Minho, I want you to show the police the house. They know why they are there, they are going to ask you some questions. Are you going to be okay to answer them?" She asks as Minho sees the police comer down the hill. "Yes, thank you." He replies, "You are welcome, hun." She says before he finally hangs up and the police pull up. An older man that looks he could be his grandfather and a younger cop that seems he might be in training, steps out. "You must be Minho, Mrs. Ong told us at least." The older man asks as the boy nods, "I am Officer Yung and this is Officer Kim." Officer Yung says as he looks around for a few moments before looking at Minho.

Minho takes them to the front porch and lets them inside as he explains what he has done, telling them everything up to the emergency call to Mrs. Ong. Officer Kim checks around outside and Officer Yung had Minho stay outside for safety as he checks the rooms, they return confused but Officer Yung held a photo. "Is this Mr. and Mrs. Choi?" He asks as he shows Minho a photo of two people that look completely different than who he knew, "No." He shakes his hand quickly as he unlocks his mother's phone and searched through the photographs but became extremely confused when he sees the photographs with Mr. and Mrs. Choi has changed to look like the people in the picture the officer held. "That isn't Mr. and Mrs. Choi, I don't know those people. Everything changed!" Minho was becoming panicked as he tries to quickly go through all of the photos his mother took.

Officer Yung pushes a button on his device that sat on his shoulder, "To all officers, listen carefully. Alpha Lima India Echo November, this is not a test. Be on the lookout officers." His voice was stern and cold as he watches Minho look up at him as he was piecing it together. Officer Kim grabs the boy's arm when he turns to run, "Mom!" He screams at the top of his lungs making the door of his house slam open. Yukina runs down the steps and pathway towards them, "What is going on here!" She shouts as Junsu strolls behind holding a small crying baby. "We need to take Minho to the station to ask some questions about Mr. and Mrs. Choi." Officer Yung answers as Yukina takes Officer Kim's hands off of her son and picks him up, "I think not. If you want to ask questions then you ask them right here and right now, if not then you can get gone." Yukina shot at him as Junsu watches the officers cautiously as Minho cries into his lover's shoulder.

The older man waved off his partner and points to the car, "No, thank you. We will come back later for some questions if we really need them. Thank you for your time." He says as he steps into his vehicle before driving off. Yukina carries her baby boy into her house, rubbing his back and sitting on the couch. This time she got a good look at her neighbor's house, finally seeing what was making her son so upset before. The house was different, it felt wrong just looking at it and the car wasn't Woojun's. She hugs her son as she thinks about the picture she saw in older officer's hand when she lifts her son up, strangers in the photo that didn't belong there. She sighs as she kisses her son's head and gets up once again to get him ready to bed, she will think about this later but for now, her son needs her.

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••• To Anons

°°° Alright, I know a few last times a few anons messaged me saying they didn't like how it was laid out.

°°° I am sorry if you don't like this one but I am not changing it anymore because I think I am driving my friends up the wall.

°°° I adore them and don't want to lose them so this is the last time I am doing this do so I can carry on and not drive my besties up the wall.

∆My Besties∆

@queenqk

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CHAPTER NINE: HELP

- Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

- Green Viridiana starring as Irina

- Doh Kyungsoo starring as Rey Minho

- Hwang Stephanie starring as Yon Lilo

[START OF NEWS] It has been twelve months since the Ulits have arrived on Earth and ten months since the citizens around the world fight against police, protecting and caring for the otherworldly beings. Due to this inconvenience, the police have been unsuccessful in containing any specimens, people refusing to work with police make it ten times harder. The United States President feels that they are here to harm us but other presidents disagree, North and South Korea Presidents going as far as refusing to work with the United States until they back off on searching their homelands. Japan, Australia, and many islands have stepped forward saying they welcome these aliens with open arms. This making them a safe place for the aliens and untouchable by the ones that one to hurt them, these places going across the screen are helping Aliens and keeping them out of United States hands. Even when a lot of people are accepting of these worldly beings, a lot are also against them. Many cities and towns are divided by the people, aside from helping and a side harming. Which side are you on? Are you accepting of a new species or against otherworldly? [END OF NEWS]

Woojun turns off the television making Irina turn towards him in surprise, "I was watching that." She states as she watches her husband button up his shirt. "You been watching enough news, get dressed. We promised Lilo and Minho we will be at their wedding, it is safe enough to go now." He speaks as he watches her get up off the couch and walk over to him. Her nimble fingers working his tie around his neck as she stands close to him, "I know it is, I just need to know my fellow people will be okay." She whispers into his ear and planting a kiss below his ear, pulling away and heading to the room as she smiles to herself. Irina loves Woojun, it didn't feel like they have been married for twenty-two years but they were. Irina pulls a dress out and a pair of heels.

Rapid knockings reached her ears as she finishes curling her hair, Irina quickly getting up and making her way down the halls to Woojun. Panic wraps itself tightly around fear as she could hear three voices and one being her husbands, none sounding happy. She turns the corner to see two men in navy blue uniforms and badges, her skin tightens making her unable to move as she watches them try to manipulate Woojun but it wasn't working. "You have no warrant, you may leave now." Mr. Choi spat back at the officers as his jaw tightens, "We don't need the warrant to search for the thing." A young officer shot back but Woojun knew he was wrong. "To search my property you need a warrant signed by a judge if you don't leave I will call the head office about this harassment." Woojun stood his ground as he pulls out his phone as he speaks, ready to call the higher-ups about this inconvenience on his day.

The older officer waves his hands as he pulls his partner back, "No, sorry for the trouble. Have a nice day, sir." The officer was quick to apologize and leave with the younger. Woojun slams his door shut as he dials a number and runs a hair through his hair, "Woojun-" Irina's voice catches his attention. The tanned man whips his head towards the hallway to only have his heart jolt in pain to see his wife in tears, "Baby, it is okay." He whispers as he walks over to her and pulls her into a hug as a voice finally answers. "Lilo, tell Minho something for me." Woojun answers as Irina wraps herself into her lover's hold, "Code Ulits, please be quick." He hangs up and holds his wife close before pulling away.

"We need to go and we need to do it now." Woojun lifts his wife's head up and placing a soft kiss on her lips before pulling her to the garage, fear of losing Irina rushes through his body as he helps her into the car. He needed to get Irina to Minho's house, untouchable grounds for police and a haven for Ulits. He opens the garage door going to the alleyway instead of the street, hoping the police didn't know as he pulls out and starts using the back roads to Minho's. Irina grips his free hand tightly as she looks in the mirrors, hoping they were safe as they were a mile off from help. Irina felt like she was going to puke as she shows Minho's place surrounded by police of all kinds and Minho standing in front of the large iron gates, fearlessly facing the people before him as Ulits watch from behind the safety of the walls.

Lilo standing at the edge of the block caught Woojun's attention and heads her way, Lilo gets in as they drive behind Minho's place. "There is a parking lot and there is a part that goes down, we have to walk it but it is hidden and takes us to the manor." Lilo says with a big smile as she points to a parking unit across the street, "Are you sure?" Woojun asks as he pulls in and slows down to look for the spot. "Yes because the door looks like a fire escape, there!" She says as she points at the door that literally looks like a fire escape and graffiti on the side of it, they park as close as possible before getting out. "Why are the police there?" Irina whispers as they look around themselves, making way to the secret tunnel. Lilo pulls out a key and unlocks it before helping them in and locking it behind them. "Someone didn't like Minho helping the Ulits and now they are trying to get in but Minho being police drop out and a successful lawyer, knows what he is doing." She smiles as she held Irina's hand and help them down the dim pathway, "Don't worry about Minho. He has been doing this since he found you in that wreckage, he will never give any of you up." her voice filled with confidence as she walks up some stairs.

She let them into the manor and locks the several doors behind them before making way to the front to see Minho's back, still standing against the police. "Irina-" Lilo's voice reaches her ears that making her turn to the young girl, "You raised him well if you never entered his life and never showed him so much love like you did and have been. I don't think he would be doing this, this is because of you and all your love." She smiles at the Ulit with so much happiness and love. Irina's tiger eyes drift to Minho as she thinks about Lilo's words, how far this man has come from his childhood. Becoming what he wanted to be, an anchor and a home. Minho was the start of the helping hands, a tidal wave of making a difference. Irina looks over at Woojun if it wasn't for Yukina breaking her heart than she would not be with Woojun that held her close to him or her life here on Earth. With people's help, one step at a time, everyone can make a difference.

(END)

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CHAPTER SIX: BABY BOY

PART 2

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

Yoo Kihyun starring as Yie Junsu

McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

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Woojun held a motionless stare as he watches Yukina try to explain herself to him, try to explain why she did what she has done. Irina was nowhere in sight but Yukina knew she was here, here in her best friend's house. "Please, Woojun, just let me see her." She whispers as she looks over her shoulder and spotting the white door that leads to Irina's old room, "Please." Her eyes dart up to see Woojun not moving her giving her any emotion. "Yukina, it been only a few months. I need you to give her some more time." Woojun replies as he places a hand on the knob, "How much more time?" She asks as her voice rises in anger that she is unable to see her lover. "How much time do you think?" He snaps back as his brows furrow and his lips tug downwards, "I think it been enough time to talk about this!" She yells as she tries to push her way in. "You cheated, Yukina! Cheated!" Woojun yells as he holds his stand and glares at her, "You are pregnant with a man's baby that you purposely placed inside you! You ripped her heart out and stomped on it!" He is beyond furious. Irina didn't need this, not when she was still recovering from all the pain that did not only emotion but physical damage.

"Woojun, thank you for all you have done but I am willing to talk." A faint voice says as Woojun steps aside, looking over at Irina. Yukina gasps as she looks at her lover, confused about what had happened since the last time she saw her. Irina's skin had flake patches, bruising patterns, and her hair lost its shine. "Baby, what happened?" Yukina whispers as she slowly walks towards the alien, "You hurting me is what happened." Woojun snaps but lets out a heavy sigh when Irina flinches. "It happens when the ones we truly love hurts us." Irina whispers as she tugs her body over to the couch and sits down, "But you aren't here to talk about the Ulits, you are here about what you've done." Her dull eyes look into Yukina's, making the lover look away.

Several moments pass as Yukina tries to think of how to start the conversation, "I want to say I am keeping the baby." She says as she looks over at Irina. "Of course, are you also going to look for that man?" Irina asks as she looks out the window as Woojun holds her hand, "What if I do? He has a right to this baby." Yukina says calmly as she sits across from Irina. "I want him to be able to see his own child, I am not a monster." Yukina says as she rubs her stomach, "It is six months, there is no going back." Yukina looks up at her. Irina frowns as she tears her eyes away from her stomach, "Do I have a say at all?" She whispers as her skin darkens. "Did I ever have a say in this?" She looks in Yukina's eyes as she tries to find the answers. "You already looked for him, didn't you?" Irina asks as her heart falls into her stomach as pain tightens up her back, this made her want to crawl into boiling water. "Is he better than me?" Irina's eyes blur as she looks away as her hand stays limply in Woojun's hand, Woojun tightens his grip as he stays silent.

Yukina shakes her head as she stands up, "No! No!" She says as Irina's skin darkens. "Don't lie!" Irina shouts as tears fall, "It's been more than three months! I didn't give you those hickeys!" She stands up as she pulls down Yukina's collar. The human falls silent as she watches the Ulit pull away and sits back down, "Please, no lies, my heart can't handle that." Irina speaks as her voice weighs heavy. Yukina sighs as she takes a seat, "Yes." she whispers as she looks at Irina. "Yes, I found him." Yukina answers, "He went to the ultrasounds with me." She looks out the window. "His name is Yie Junsu, he is a gentleman." Yukina speaks up as she sits straight in her seat, "He was actually quite happy to hear I was pregnant and we met up a few times for coffee to talk." She looks over to her lover. "He gave me support when you left to hide away when I needed you the most, you ran." Yukina says as she frowns, "In a way, he is better." she felt bad but it was true that she found comfort in him.

Irina's head snaps up, "You already move on." She asks in disbelief. "You are already done with me? That's it?" She asks as she sits down trying to process what was happening as Yukina stands up and opening her mouth but she doesn't let her speak, "You left me and ran off to some man that I don't even know, found comfort in his arms as I walked the streets until five in the morning looking for you!" Irina shouts as she yanks herself off the couch and Woojun lets go of her hand. "When he was so call loving you, were you even thinking about me? Was I at all on your mind? Let me guess, he even stayed and talked with you. Gushed over how gorgeous you are and you forgot about ME!" Tears gathered in her eyes as her voices rise, "Instead of thinking about US! You thought about YOURSELF!" Irina shakes her head as Yukina stands there wide-eyed. "Did I treat you that poorly?" She whispers as her eyes shut, tears start to fall, "Am I not enough anymore?" Irina watches as Yukina tries to think of something.

"I gave you everything, I gave you all of me and I feel like even with all of that it just wasn't enough to satisfy you." Irina's shoulders fall as her body shakes, Woojun stands up and pulls her to him to support her. "No, Irina, you are enough!" Yukina stands up as Woojun shoots her a glare, "I think you need to leave." He says as he pulls Irina out of the living room. Several knocks startle Woojun, shooting a glance at the door than at Yukina. "You are leaving, you can answer." He said as he pulls Irina to her room, Yukina looks down at her feet before pulling herself to the door and open it. When she looks up, she is startled to see her son and Junsu there. Yukina quickly shuts the door behind her, "Why are you here?" She asks as Minho whines. "Minho said you were over here, we need to go or we will be late for the appointment." He says as Minho pulls his hand out of Junsu's grip, "Let me see, mommy!" He cries as he tries to reach around her for the knob. "She isn't your mommy." Yukina says quickly as she pushes Minho back and tries turning him around, she didn't want to stay.

Minho gasps as he turns around to her, "What!" He shouts as he pulls himself away from her. "Of course she is! She will always be!" He says as Yukina sighs as she shakes her head, "Minho, you can't be yelling at your mom. She is pregnant, remember?" Junsu asks as he rubs her back and Minho glares at him. "And you are just a stranger, remember?" He counters as he moves around them and makes his way into Mr. Choi house that was becoming his second home, he rushes down the hall as his mother calls after him as Junsu pulls her to him. "Let's go, he is just a kid. He will understand later." He whispers into her hair and helps her to the car, Yukina looks over her shoulder to see Woojun making his way down the hall. He slams the door shut, making Yukina flinch as she looks away. She felt like she was left in the cold by her lover and best friend, even feeling like her own son was starting to dislike her.

"Take a deep breath, it is going to better." Junsu says as he helps her in the backseat for safety and gets into the driver seat, pulling away from the curbside and heads to the doctors. Yukina's mind is on Irina, remembering the words and her actions. What happened to them? Was she really being selfish for looking for the man of the child? Why did Irina act like she was committing a crime? How did they end up like this? She wasn't being selfish for wanting love, for wanting more. Yukina wraps her arms around her stomach as she looks down at it, she needed to look out for the baby. Irina will soon come to see it her way, hopefully, and see she was doing what is right.

--- END 2/3 ---

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CHAPTER FOUR: HEARTBEAT

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

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Woojun shuffles around the eggs in the frying pan, breaking them apart as the pancakes set on two plates beside him. Silky skin run against his skin, Irina rests the side of her head against his back. "Good morning, Junie~" She calls out to him, sleepiness still covering her voice. "Good morning, Nana." He greets back as he puts the scrambled eggs on their plates, "May I finish up breakfast?" He asks as a smile wraps up on his lips as his fingers dance across her arms. Irina slowly moves away from him and sets herself in a chair at the island, "No bacon?" She asks as she watches him put a tiny scoop of ice cream on their pancakes. "Remember what happened to your mouth?" He asks as he takes a side glance and Irina groans, "Yes, painful but tasty." She whines as she slumps in her chair. "I don't think Ulits are supposed to have so much oil because you had the same incidents with deep fried." He says as he sets down their food in front of them, "But I promised sausage is just as good." He says as he starts to eat his food.

Irina smiles as she watches him, both in blissful silence for once in a while as they eat. Woojun holds the folded newspaper in his left hand, using his right hand to transfer between eating and drinking his black coffee. His thick-rimmed reading glasses stay perched nicely on his nose as he reads down the long article. The Ulit smiles as she looks out the kitchen window, seeing the sunlight slowly crawl to push the lingering shadows off the neighborhood. Most people are still underneath the covers of their bed and others are possible at work by now, this is what Irina called home after being here a year.

A grin replaces her soft smiles as she sees Minho barrel out of his house, a messy head of hair and wrinkled dinosaur pajamas. Crackers following soon after the eight-year-old and a sleepy mother carrying a jug of orange juice in one hand, coffee in the other as she heads towards their house. The front door slams against the wall in the foyer, Woojun shakes his head as a smile stretches back on his face as he towards to see the small child run in the room. "Hi, Woojun! Hi, mommy! Momma brought orange!" He shouts happily as he picks up Crackers to set him in the chair to share, "Mommy could I have some oatmeal?" He asks sweetly with big puppy eyes.

"Of course, baby. Peaches or apples?" Irina asks as she pushes the half ate plate in front of Yukina, who thanks her quietly. "Peaches, please!" He smiles as Crackers quakes loudly in agreement as Woojun stands up to make a small bowl of duck food. "What are we going to do today, Minho?" Woojun asks as he sets the small bowl in front of the duck before sitting down, "I don't know but Crackers needs a swimming pool." Minho replies as he sets Crackers on the table to eat. "A swimming pool?" Woojun blurts out in shock as his eyes widen making him look ridiculous, "Yes! He needs to swim, he is a duck." Minho says nonchalantly as he starts to eat his oatmeal. Irina laughs as Woojun glares at her and Yukina smiles a bit, "He been talking about it nonstop." Yukina admits as she finishes off her coffee, "Could I sleep in your room, Irina? I have an awful headache." She asks as she rubs her head, "Of course, Yukina." She smiles as she gives her a small shoulder rub before taking the dirty dishes.

Irina holds Crackers leash as Minho convinced her to take him to buy a kiddie pool for his best friend, Woojun wanted to drive them but Crackers doesn't do well in car rides or being home alone. Minho gasps as he points at the small pools that are set up outside for viewing, excitement rushes through him as he starts to run to the small convenience store. Laughter flows through Irina as she follows Minho happy, Crackers quaking loudly as he runs beside the woman. It is times like this, Irina forgets. She forgets this isn't her home, this world is different.

It was all too fast for her, too fast for her to react in time. The car set in front of his small body, his swallow but rapid breathing reaches her ears as she rushes over to him. Her hands lifting and carefully placing him so he could breath better, the man steps outside of the car. His lips were moving but all she could focus on was his breathing and heartbeat, her baby was struggling. Her baby is suffering in pain and she is unable to take it all away, she is unable to help. Hands wrap around her arms and pull her away from Minho, Crackers is removed when he tries to attack. The paramedics surround him, talking amongst themselves.

"Irina!" Woojun calls as he runs past the police and wrap his arms around her, "I am so sorry." She cries out as her arms wrap around the tall human. "I forgot. I forgot." She sobs into his shirt as she looks away from the scene, unable to watch when she is unable to hear his small heart. "It is okay, accidents happen." He whispers into her hair as he watches them close the door, "We need to go get Yukina and head to the hospital." He pulls away from her to get a better look of her face. He is crushed seeing her so miserable, he pulls her close as he heads to his vehicle. The duck is silently watching them through the window, it was obvious that Minho meant so much to all of them but this was going to destroy Yukina.

Irina sat in the backseat as she holds Crackers, Woojun went inside to retrieve Yukina. It wasn't long until loud sobs were heard, Woojun helps the mother out of his home and into his car. Her sobs fill the once quietness but do nothing to help their sadness, the sadness that was chained to a boulder at the bottom of the sea. The alien looks up when she felt the vehicle stops moving, "Yukina, whatever happens, I need you to know that this is an accident. No one meant to hurt Minho." He whispers to Yukina. Irina sets Crackers down and steps out of the car, she is unable to handle the talking. The woman drags her heavy feet towards the hospital, she stands at the desk quietly for a minute before speaking up. "Rey Minho." She states as the nurse looks up startled by her presence, "I'm sorry?" The nurse asks in shock. "Rey Minho, the boy that was rushed here." She says again, her emotions stir inside her like she is about to snap if she doesn't know where Minho is. The nurse types quickly and after a few moments look up, "Are you a relative?" She asks and her eyes drift behind the Ulit. "I am his mother." Yukina speaks up as she places a hand on Irina's back, Irina flinches feeling like Yukina should be furious with her instead of so caring.

"Minho is still in surgery, once he is out I will take you to his room." The nurse replies calmly as she stands up and leaves, hopefully, to go check. They sit down in silence as their minds drift to Minho, all hoping he is going to be okay. Irina closes her eyes, she can hear his heartbeat in her ears. It is stable but slow like he is fighting. A sob rips from her, lending forward as her body is thrown into a coughing fit. Yukina and Woojun rub her back, comforting motion. Letting her get it out of her system, "Minho will be okay." Yukina whispers as she strokes Irina's hair. "How do you know?" She cries out as she holds her head in her hands, "He is my son and he has always been a fighter, this isn't his first battle with death himself." She answers as she watches Irina with teary eyes, "My son has the heart of a fighter and a soul of a lover. He is going to make it." She says confidently as she pulls Irina in her arms.

"Miss Rey?" The nurse calls out, "He is asleep but you can see him now." She says as she waits for them to gather their pieces up and follow her. "The doctor will be back in a few hours," She says as they enter the room, "Get sleep if you can. It's going to be a long night." She leaves quietly as they look at the boy who is attached to a few machines and bandaged up quite a bit. Nonetheless, his heart is beating strong, breathing on his own. His mother is right, he is a fighter but that doesn't make the pain hurt any less or disappear, Irina carefully holds his small hand in hers as she watches him sleep. "I am sorry." She whispers as she watches him with a loving but scared stare, "I hope you can still love me."

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CHAPTER TWO: TULIPS

• Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

• McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

• Green Viridiana starring as Irina

Woojun stumbles down the hallway of his home at six in the morning towards his door where the doorbell was ringing like a phone, he swung the door open roughly to only look down to see Minho with his backpack and a white tulip. "Where is Miss Irina?" Minho asks quietly as he peeks around Mr. Choi's legs to see if she was behind him, "You been doing this for a month, Minho. You know she is asleep at this time." Woojun mutters as he lends against the wall, making the door block most of Minho's view. "I need to see her before I go off to school. It is important!" He whines as he lends over peering pass the door as much as possible, "You say that every time you arrive and every time you give her a tulip of some color, tell her how pretty she then asks if she will walk you to school." Irritation laced his voice as he watches the small child try to get into his home.

"Minho, is that you at the door?" Irina's voice drifts down the hallway as she walks towards the front door, brushing her hair. The man opens the door still irriated by being woken so early, grumpily leaving them to go get some more needed rest before getting up for work. "Will you add this to your other tulips?" His comes out small, wobbly as his feelings hurt from how Woojun acted towards him, the Ulit coos at the seven-year-old and lifts him up. "Of course, baby. How is your mommy?" She asks as carries him to the small garden she had made while living here, giving her something to do besides babysitting or talking with parents. Setting down the small child and taking the small potted tulip from him, placing it besides the other small tulips on a smooth top rock. "Mommy is still lonely and works a lot, she wants to know if you will come by again." He rambles as he plays with her hair, "I told her you would because it is meatloaf night! You promised you would come over and make some!" He smiles up at her as she lifts him back up and headed towards the first of the house.

"Of course, I also enjoy Yukina's company," Irina replies as she takes his small hand into her's and starts down the sidewalk to his elementary school, she promised Yukina that she would walk him so she didn't have to be late to work every day. Between Yukina and Woojun, she didn't know what to do with herself. Her heart aches for them both, both struggling to do their best but always feeling like it is never enough. Feeling like they are failing the people around them but they aren't, far from it. Woojun helps provide the necessities for everyone in his neighbor, from food to female products, he was making a difference. Mothers not having to worry about what to buy or single parents when they seem to always fall short on money. Yukina, she raises money to help provide people in her neighbor money for emergencies. She learned that before Minho was born, a wildfire destroyed most of the houses and the money she raised helped them kept a roof over people's heads.

They might not see it but they helped more people then a stranger on the outside of their community, they have done more help than a church. Minho tugs on her hand, her head snaps down at him in confusion. "Yes, darling?" She asks softly but her voice comes out shaky and she notices her vision is blurry, "Why are you crying?" Minho asks in a sad, panicked tone as he starts to get upset too. He didn't understand why the beautiful lady in front of him got so sad, why she was quiet. He hugs her legs, hoping to give her comfort as small cries leave him. Irina kneels down and gives a proper hug as she allows herself to cry, "I am sad that Woojun and your mom doesn't know how amazing they are for helping so many people. There isn't enough of me to tell them that they are or thank them enough." She speaks up as she wipes her tears and the small child's.

Minho looks away in thought, he was looking at his school. The playground was filled with kids, wasting time before they had to go to class. "I know!" He shouts making some teachers and kids look their way, "How about my school thank them and tell them they are amazing!" His smile lights up his features. "There is only one of you but there is a ton of us!" He shouts excitedly as he was placed on the sidewalk, his little feet start to move his legs. Pulling him towards the door of the school with the woman behind him, "Good morning, Miss Irina." a few people greet her as she chases after the small boy. "Good morning!" She would call back with a small laugh as she goes around the corner and down the ramp to the cafeteria to see Minho already talking to Principle Jung, she is kneeling in front of the small boy as his hands move around as he talks loudly.

"That is a good idea, Minho. How about during our news we tell everyone to gather in the gym to make Woojun and Yukina something as a thank you?" She asks but it was really the plan, she wanted Minho to think it was his choice. The small boy nods his head happy as he looks over at Irina, "We did it!" He shouts happily as he runs over to her and hugs her legs. "Now you don't have to cry anymore about being alone! We will make sure they are.. are... welcomed?" Minho looks up for help, he didn't know the word he wanted to use. "Appreciated." She smiles as she kisses the top of his hair as the bell rings, "Thank you, Minho, see you after school." She smiles as she watches the small boy run off.

The gym is a mess. Glitter, crayons, paper, glue, and other stuff is everywhere as the kids from Elementary, middle, and high came to make a sign for their appreciation march. Irina felt overwhelmed with happiness to see so many people joining in to show people in their life or Woojun and Yukina, that they are thanked and appreciated for all they have done. Irina takes a shaky breath as she looks down at her big sign, it had tulips decorating around the edges but the words say 'Rey Yukina, Choi Woojun; Thank you for everything you have done.'

Minho runs over as fast as his legs carried him as he holds the stick that held up his sign, "Awe, that is lovely, Minho." She coos as she sees the glitter everywhere on him and on the letters of his sign. "We have ten minutes and we are ready to march down the streets!" His smile as he pulls out a letter from his pocket, "This is for you! I have one for mommy and for Mr. Choi!" Irina opens up the bright green letter that had glued on words on the inside. 'Miss Irina, thank you for taking care of me when my mom got tired or was not able to leave the bed. Thank you for making my mommy happy again and for making Mr. Choi laugh. Thank you.' tears well up in her eyes as she looks up at him, "Thank you for making this for me, Minho." She whispers as she hugs the boy. "You are welcome, Miss Irina." He mutters into her hair, his eyes getting teary as well.

Irina and Minho stood at the front of the march as they head down the street, parents and anyone who wasn't at the gym stood in their lawns or sat in their parked cars as they watch humans of all ages holding up signs with all different kind of words. Amazement filled people's faces as well as tears in their eyes, as they read the signs. Minho looks around seeing everyone's reaction, he saw a grandfather kneeling down as his granddaughter runs into his arms as he cries. A mother holding a baby hugs a teenager as she whispers something into their hair, a boy giving a letter to a girl to soon be in tears as she hugs him. A teacher walking over to their husband as they tell them thank you, over and over again.

Yukina and Woojun stood at the corner of their street, his mother is in tears and Woojun was gaping in shock at all the signs that had his name or her name on them. Minho runs over while dropping his sign, grabbing the letters out of his pockets and handing the letters to them. Irina picks up his sign, allowing Principal Jung to take over the small march as she joins her small circle of friends. Yukina opens the crumbled letter, "Thank you, mommy, for all the things you have made for me. Thank you for loving me even when you can't love yourself. Thank you for being my mommy." She reads out loud. Yukina lets out a sob as she pulls her son closer to her, "I love you, mommy." He whispers as he hugs her as strong as he could. "I love you too, baby. I love you so much. Thank you for making this." She whispers into his hair as she holds him.

Woojun kneels down as he reads the letter quietly than looks up at Irina as he reads it out loud, "Thank you, Mr. Choi, for giving us food when we did not have a penny to our name. Thank you for letting me stay at your home when mom was still at work late. Thank you for letting me still in your bed and when you slept on the couch. Thank you for buying us beds and other stuff for the house when mom cannot. Thank you so much." Irina kneels down, hugging him as he cries into her shoulder. Minho stands quietly aside as his mother wipes her tears, "I am sorry for being so mean in the mornings, little man." He whispers as he pulls away from Irina and hugs the small kid. "It is okay! I know it is early. Thank you for everything, Mr. Choi!" He says sweetly as Woojun hugs him tighter, "No. Thank you, Minho. Thank you for showing me you care." Woojun replies and kisses the boy's hair and stands up.

"Irina is making meatloaf! Want to come over?" Minho shouts happily as he takes his mother's hand and looks up the tall man, his smile shows his dimples as he nods. "Of course if that is alright with Yukina." He says as he looks up at her and the woman smiles back, "You and Irina are always welcome for dinner." She smiles as they start to head off to the small house to make the dinner together.

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CHAPTER SIX: BABY BOY

PART 1/3

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

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Worry pools around her stomach as she looks down at the testing stick, regret grows in her heart as she buries it in her trashcan and washes her hands. Yukina wishes she could retrace her steps back to that night, it was too late now. The middle-aged woman rubs her stomach as she looks up in the mirror, how was she going to explain this to girlfriend? How would she take it? Will her son be okay with having a sibling? Her doubts were interrupted from the knock on the bathroom door, "Are you okay?" Irina's voice asked on the other side. Yukina opens the door and nods, "Just can't believe Minho's ten, it doesn't feel like that many years passed." She whispers as she walks down the hall with her girlfriend. "You better believe it because if you don't, he will soon be eighteen and moving out." Irina smiles as she walks out on the porch and watches Minho run around the yard with his friends as they play bandits.

Yukina smiles faintly as she watches her son run up to her, "Can I sleep over at Lilo's, tonight?" He asks as the mothers of the others start to come to gather them since it was about dinner time. "Is it alright with her mother?" She asks as she watches Mrs. Tuso get out of the vehicle with a grin as her daughter jumps up into her arms, "She said I had to ask you first." Minho says as Mrs. Tuso walks around with Lilo in her arms. "What do you say, I take him off your hands for the weekend?" She asks as Lilo was set on the pathway, Yukina looks over at Irina who is smiling at her. "I say yes, I wouldn't mind some quiet time together." She speaks up first and wraps her arms around Yukina, "Okay but go get packed. I don't need Mr. Tuso buying you stuff you can easily bring yourself." Yukina smiles as she watches her son run back into the house to grabbed his already packed bag.

Irina's skin is a faint brown with red taints, almost matching the autumn feel. Yukina's fingers run over her skin as she watches the resting alien beside her, she learns so much in two years with Irina. Her skin changes constantly, mostly matching the seasons. Her eyes see more than a human's and she has two rows of shark teeth, she is sensitive about them. Yukina kisses her cheek before untangling herself from her lover, letting out a shaky breath as she makes her way to the kitchen. Her mind on Irina, she didn't want to hurt her in any way but there is no way to go about it to not.

Tears start to pool on her eyelid and her bottom lip trembles as she rubs her stomach, Yukina is afraid they will get into a fight. She is afraid this will break Irina and she doesn't want to destroy their love in any way, Yukina looks down at her stomach as she thinks about their last fight. They got into an argument about Woojun and Yukina's jealousy, Yukina hated how close and strong her relationship is with Mr. Choi. Yukina walked out that night in anger and jealousy, she wanted to get back at Irina. Yukina wanted her to know how it felt to be jealous and had a one-night stand with a handsome man but after she woke up, she regretted her actions and wishing for an undo button. "Love, why are you crying?" Irina's voices drift through the silences as her arms wrap around her girlfriend's crying form.

"I messed up." Yukina whispers as she turns towards Irina, "Minho only been gone for just a few hours, maybe you are hungry." Irina pulls away to see what she can make for a late dinner since they haven't eaten yet. "Irina! It is not hunger, I messed up and I been keeping it a secret for several months now." Her voices started loud than ending in a whisper, "I need you to understand I made a mistake and I don't know what to do." Irina licks her lips and walks over to her. "Okay, I am listening." She whispers as she lends her over to the bar stools. Yukina watches as Irina holds her hands, giving her undivided attention. This made her nervous as she looks away, unable to look into her beautiful galaxy eyes. "Remember our big fight?" She asks and Irina tightens her hold, "Yes." She confirms as her jaw tightens. Irina hopes this doesn't involve another jealousy fight, she was worried sick the last time Yukina left.

Taking slow breaths, Yukina looks up at Irina as confidence builds. "I had a one-night stand." Yukina says as she watches her lover's face contours in confusion, after a moment Irina tilts her head slightly. "What?" She asks softly, clearly not understanding what Yukina just told her. Panic sets in and she pulls her hands away from Irina, she didn't have to explain it to Irina. Her mind starts to speed up, thinking of ways to explain the pregnancy. Maybe she can blame it on Irina's species? No, she doesn't know how that would work. What if she asks Woojun? Her plan of lying would backfire. Irina stands up and wraps her arms around Yukina, "Please, whatever it is, please calm down first." She asks the human. Her rapid breathing was scaring the alien, she is still understanding humans.

"I had sex with a man and I got pregnant." Yukina speaks up as she pulls herself out of Irina's arms, taking a few steps back. It felt like she could see Irina's brain working to process the information she dropped on Irina. "You left me after a fight over Woojun," She looks over at Yukina, "To have sex with a man and unprotected sex at that." Her voice trembles and as if she is now understanding what Yukina has down. Hurt settles on her features and guilt settles in Yukina's body, "I didn't mean to." She whispers as she takes a step forward and Irina takes a step back. "How do you not mean to? Was it consensual?" She asks as her voice rises, "Yes, it was." Yukina whispers as her shoulders drop. "Then it was on propose Yukina! Despite being taken, you went out there and looked for a man. You had consensual bare sex and now you are pregnant!" Irina yells as hurt fills her eyes, "You wanted someone else." Irina whispers as a look of realization fell over her.

Defeated, Irina looked defeated by the world. "I wasn't good enough for you and now you are pregnant with someone's child." Her voice shakes but no tears arrive, no crying awake. "No, please, no." Yukina whispers as she walks over to her, "I didn't mean for this to happen, I was wanting you to be jealous but I wasn't thinking." She says quickly as she reaches out for her lover but the Alien walks around her. "You were thinking but you didn't think of it enough. You weren't thinking about me or your son, you were thinking of yourself." Irina says as she opens the front door, "I don't think I should sleep here tonight, I need some time to think and you do too." She whispers as she walks out of the house into the cold autumn air.

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CHAPTER THREE: MUDDY PUDDLES

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

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Yukina holds Minho's hand as they stood on Woojun's porch, they were waiting for Irina. Yukina had to go take Crackers, Minho's duck, to the vet to get it checked out and make sure it is healthy. Minho has been waiting to go to the park to play in the rain, he wanted to test out his hot pink rain clothes. He had a rain hat, coat, pants, and boots. Woojun bought it for him after whining for an hour about it, Minho was determined to get the hot pink. Minho wouldn't stop talking about it for a week until it finally started to rain.

Irina smiles as she shuts the door behind her and takes his small hand, kiss Yukina's cheek. "I got him, take Crackers to the special doctor." She whispers as she walks down the steps with the boy and head to the park that was across the street from the elementary school. Yukina gives a small wave when she passes them and turning down to the main street, Minho keeps waving until he couldn't see his mother. Minho looks up at her and gasps, "Your hair looks green!" He shouts as he tilts his body back and forth. Irina's hair transferring between green and red as he does, he was in amazement as the Ulit laughs.

Their hands part to allow them to go different ways. Minho quickly to go joins a group of kids, Irina takes a seat at a picnic table that was under a covering. Greeting herself to a mother that also sat beside her, hitting it off well. Minho laughs as he jumps into rain puddles and mud puddles, a girl copies him and laughs together. The rain was light and warm due to it being summer, a small breeze helps them keep cool. Minho laughs when the girl jumped too hard and made a big splash, the mud getting into her baby blue rain boots, she frowns as her shoulders slump.

"Hey! It is okay! We can switch!" Minho says as he pulls her over to a water puddle, he helps her sit down and he took off her boots. He helped clean her feet and boots before giving his boots to her, he puts her boots on and helps her up. Minho gasps when he felt hands push into his back and he fell hard into the concrete in front of him. "Pink isn't for boys!" A bigger kid laughs as he pushes the girl into the puddle they were using, "You like her?" He asks as he points at her teary face. Minho glares as he stands up, "Pink is just a color!" Minho shouts as he stands in front of the girl, "And her name is Lilo, she is my friend." He stares up at the bully that was a head bigger than him.

The laughter dies as the bully looks down at the boy in hot pink, "I saw you come here with that alien, you must be a beacon for weirdos." He snorts and his two friends copy him. "They aren't weird! Irina is awesome and Lilo is fun!" He was getting angry, he knows he needs to get an adult but worry about Lilo. She was crying and seem in more pain, more than his scratches. "It is an alien. She is probably too." The boy bares his teeth as he points at the crying girl, "They don't belong here. They don't belong anywhere." The boy and his friends were getting angry.

A scream erupts the peaceful air in the boy, Minho pushes the bully as hard as he could into a mud puddle. The puddle was deep and mud coat the other boys, the scream came from the main bully. Minho turns around and lifts the girl to her feet but she cries more when she tries, "Mommy!" Minho screams as he turns to see Irina running towards them with a panicked look with a few people follow. "What happened, baby?" Irina's voice is filled with worry as she sees him with scratches and the girl crying, "Lilo is hurt!" His eyes fill with tears as his friend keeps crying. He felt helpless, Minho want to take her pain away but also didn't know what is wrong. A mother and father are around the girl, Minho moves out of the way as the father picks her up and walks away with a worried mother trailing behind.

Minho holds Irina's hand quietly as they head back to Woojun's place, he was far too upset to talk. Irina unlocks the door and sets him on a small bench, helping him talk off his coat and hat. Irina tilts her head in confusion when she sees he has muddy baby blue rain boots instead of hot pink, "Baby, were is your boots?" Irina asks as she looks up at him. "They are on my feet." He mutters distantly, Minho was still upset about the part. "Minho, your boots are hot pink. Not baby blue, these aren't yours." She whispers softly as she plays his with his messy hair, "Oh." He looks up at her. "Lilo's boots, I traded her with mine because hers were too dirty." He explains as Irina starts to take them off, "but now, Lilo is very hurt." His shoulders sag as he looks away again.

Mud cover his feet and legs as he was set into the tub, Irina taking the shower head and carefully changing the temperature. "What happened, Minho?" Irina asks again as she starts to clean off his muddy body, "How did you and she get hurt?" She washes the mud down the drain before turning off the shower and starting to make a bath. "A bully pushed me and her." He mutters, "I pushed back." Irina snaps her head up from getting bubbles in shock. "Minho, why?" She asks but her tone was high due to the shock. "Because he was mean. He did mean things and said mean things." Minho's brows furrow, he was angry that the bully can be so mean to the people he loved.

"It doesn't mean you push them into the mud, that is mean too." Irina says, softly as she watches the boy look up at her with confidence. "Mean people deserve to be pushed into muddy puddles." He said like it was the only option, "He was mean to Lilo, me and you. He was going to keep being mean until someone did something." He nods his head strongly as he watches Irina smile as she pours in some fruity bubble soap. "I am someone that did something. Maybe he learned something," Minho says as he pushes the water around to start making bubbles, "What is he supposed to learn?" Irina said with adoration, "That no matter who you are, you are a being. You feel, you eat, you drink, and you understand. You are like us. You deserve to be treated nicely." Minho says as he blows some bubbles at her, "You are learning too, Minho. Woojun has been teaching you a lot." Irina smiles as she starts to get the boy clean.

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(Sorry it isn't great)

[mikosdreams]

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CHAPTER EIGHT: EARTH

O KIM NAMJOON STARRING AS CHOI WOOJUN

O GREEN VIRIDIANA STARRING AS IRINA

Saforion gasps as her lilac-colored eyes finally land on Earth, through a spaceship's window and not through a scope at home. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Irina speaks softly as she watches the skies twist and turn, "It is more lovely when you on it." Irina looks at the older alpha with a smile as the female Ulit looks at her. "It is quite a sight but we can't land on Earth just yet." Saforion states as she spots a few earth ships, turning their ship sideways to prevent moving forward, "We will have to adapt to their cycle and planets, we will stay here to keep out of the humans' sights." The younger alpha nods as her nimble fingers dance across the different power and control boards. "I set it to move around the earth to its rotation speed." Irina says after some time, "I also changed our system to match Earth's, we will feel heavier and more tired but we should get used to it after a few months." Irina looks over at Saforion and smiles before getting up out of her seat after she activates it.

The older alpha follows the smaller Ulit out of the pilot room, they track their way down the floor to the relaxation room where most of their people are. "Before anyone asks questions, listen to me first." The eldest alpha speaks up before anyone else could get a word in, "We have finally made it to Drawf Marble also known as Earth, we will not be landing yet. We need to get used to their climate conditions so for a few years or until we run out of supplies then we will go to Earth." Saforion lets her hand down to allow the other alphas to speak. "What if humans are hostile?" A bird Ulit asks as he sits at a large table cleaning his feathers, "Not all of us are hostile but there will be ones that are." Woojun speaks up as he walks up behind Irina before wrapping his arms around her. "Okay, if they attack? Where do we go?" A lizard Ulit speaks up as worry shakes her form, "I don't want to die." Her voice falls quiet as tears start to build. "There WILL be people willing to protect us, to fight for us." Irina answers as she looks over her shoulder at Woojun, "If Woojun was willing too then more are as well." She looks back over to the lizard but fear still has her.

Four hours of this went on before the Ulit passengers settled down and finally decided that the Eldest knows best, The youngest had experience on the planet so they would learn from her. Irina and Woojun helped the Ulits adjust to Earth living conditions, all Ulits found stuff that was easy and difficult for them. Irina taught them about plants, Woojun taught them the differences in Gardening and farming. Saforion worked on the ship and made anything they needed, she turned one of the rooms into a green room for plants that they grew.

Eldest alpha watches her people with a fond smile, watching them live and grew on the ship. She almost didn't want to leave the ship, it was peaceful with young Ulits running and learning. Irina and Woojun tried to contact Earth to help ease in the humans but there was no success. Saforion refuses to move the ship closer to Earth, she will not risk her people's lives until they need to have an emergency landing. She knows Woojun but she doesn't know Earth, for all she knows they could get killed or captured and she will be damned if that happens. She had to sacrifice so much to save what is left of her kind when all she wanted to do was hold her wife and son close, hold them until the last minute but she couldn't.

Saforion pulls herself away from the group to the pilot room to check on everything, she needed some space as well. As she seated herself and looked at there supplies, the food was enough, the water was borderline of running out and electric was in the red. They needed to go to Earth but her stomach flipped at the thought of that, coming unannounced could result in a war that they were not prepared for. She lends back in her seat and her elbow place on the armrest as her hand held up her head, her eyes trained on Earth as scenarios run through her head. The ship was a temporary plan until they found somewhere to live, they were passed the expired date. Roughly twenty years in Earth time, Fifty-seven years in Terlavian. They ship was to only last Fifty years only but they made it stretch as long as possible, now there is no more stalling.

Irina gasps as her and the passengers tumble over by the sudden movement of the ship, she scrambled to her feet and start to run down the hall to the pilot pit. She pulls on the door but the door stayed sealed. "Saforion! What are you doing?" Irina shouts as she sees looks around for the emergency key to the room, the glass box that held the key was open. Saforion took it with her to prevent Irina or anyone to enter, "Saforion!" She screams out to her in hopes she will answer. The passengers' voices raise in panic, drifting and echoing off the walls. The emergency lights switch on flashing yellow, they were on the borderline of being on a low for most things. The intercoms switch on, static sound through for a few seconds before Saforion's soft and calm voice drifts through.

"Attention all passengers, please take your seats and belt up." Saforion's voice commands sweetly, "We are having an emergency landing but it will be fine. Please stay seated until we have landed." The intercoms turn off after a few seconds of static. Everyone hurried to the landing seats and belted up, the lights turn orange when they are all seated. Irina could hear the back of the ship disconnecting itself, the doors of the landing room seal themselves shut when more of the ship disconnects for fuel and power. Woojun wraps his hands into Irina, fear pulses in him as he watches the windows closed and the ship starts to shake. The lights start flashing red, everyone is waiting for them to go black as they struggle to not to be thrown around in their seats so much.

The static of the intercom returns as the lights turn off, "I am so sorry," her voice barely audible through the speakers, "I love you all." Irina pulls Woojun to her as close as possible as she starts to feel the full force of Earth's merciless gravity bring them down full speed. The Ulits chant to some hope they will survive, to some hope they will be protected after all these years. Some yell to their higher belief as others yell out apologizes or 'love you's. Irina kisses Woojun, fearing this might be the last they will ever be alive again.

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CHAPTER 7: HOME

+KIM NAMJOON STARRING AS CHOI WOOJUN

+GREEN VIRIDIANA STARRING AS IRINA

A groan leaves Woojun as Irina falls on top of him as he hit a hard surface, Woojun opens one eye as he looks around some. "Irina-" He starts as they slowly got up from the ground, "Where are we?" He asks as he watches beings that look nothing like humans running around in fear. "We are on my planet, Terlavian." She whispers as she watches familiar faces run pass her screaming nonsense, her hand wraps itself in Woojun's and start to pull him with her. The cold weather seeping into their lazy articles of clothing, "Where are we going?" Woojun asks as he tries to keep calm as he looks up in the sky to see what seems like planets falling apart before him. "We are going to my friend's job, somethings wrong." She whispers as she starts to pick up speed when she hears eruptions of screams around them, fear pulsing through her as she thinks about how much time has passed.

Shoving the door of the space force building open to see her best friend working on the spaceship, "Hawtin, what is happening?" She asks as she watches him turn around in shock. "Irina? How are you here?" He asks in disbelief as his eyes trail to Woojun's frighten face, "I don't know but answer me, will ya!" She huffs in anger when she didn't get any answers. "What is happening to Terlavian?" The Female Ulit demands as she asks her friend, Hawtin shakes his head and turns back to the flying vehicle. "The dwarf planets has hit a wave in our solar system, our planet is soon not going to be liveable anymore. We are taking all alphas and leaving." Hawtin answers as he starts to put in the last string of codes, "But there are only about 40ish alphas, what about the ferals or the children?" Irina asks as she feels Woojun's hand tightens in hers. "There is no point in fighting now, we have an hour. We will take about all of this later, go to the ship." Hawtin says as he starts up the ship, "Hawtin-" Irina is cut off when the male alpha turns to her. "Go, Irina, now!" He shouts as he turns back to the controls.

Irina's heart sunk as Woojun pulls on her hand, she looks over her shoulder to Woojun but past him through the window, she sees the chaos. She pulls Woojun pass the bay doors and down the hall, running for their lives. She pushes into the connected hall and enters the spaceship, Ulits look their way but there is about only 20 of them. 20 scared and confused, Alpha Ulits that are leaning on each other crying or begging to some high power to save their planet. Irina looks behind her to see the doors shut, her heart stops. She should have known her best friend wasn't getting on and she will be alone to drive them to safety, how she hates their species. Ready to do the job even if it means risking their own, Irina pulls her hand out of Woojun and heads to the pilot pit.

Taking a deep breath as she sees head pilot Saforion, "Where are we going?" Irina asks as she shuts the door knowing she will take care of Woojun when they get out of oncoming danger. "Dwarf Marble." The Rough-skinned Female Alpha answers as she starts to pull the ship out of the holding room and turns the galaxy, Irina gets herself set into the seat and helps keep the ship steady. "I was there." She whispers as they pierce through their force field for their planet, "It is called Earth and the species are called humans." She says as Saforion looks over towards her with lilac-colored eyes, "Is that where you disappeared off to?" She states but forms it into a question at the end as she looks back into the vast openness. "Yeah." Irina whispers as the Ulit beside her hums in acknowledgment, "How was it?" The older female asks as she speeds up the ship to get out of the tidal space waves. "It's quite lovely, I met so many people but there is one little boy that'll capture your heart. He is just so sweet." Irina's voice wobbles as she thinks about Minho, sadness tugs on her heart of how the universe ripped her away from Earth.

"How 'bout the man you brought abroad?" Saforion asks as her long boney fingers move across the switchboard, "That is Woojun, I meant him first. I actually appeared in his kitchen when I saw him, he was so sweet to me and still is. He didn't freak out or try and hurt me." Irina explains as her eyes glance up to the monitors for the passengers, "He let me stay in his home and I fell in love with him but I got so scared." She looks over at the peach-skinned Ulit. "Why?" Saforion asks, "If you fell in love, why did you become scared?" Irina looks back at the galaxy before them. "I don't know, maybe because we were so different from each other and I started having feelings for another. A woman called Yukina who broke my heart, Woojun repaired it." Irina answers as she looks down at her cinnamon-colored fingers that wrapped themselves around the fork-like control.

"And the boy?" The woman asks after an hour passed in comfortable silence, Irina looks over at the older. "Minho met me on my first day there, so caring and funny. He was happy to see someone like me and that day on he taught me so much." She says as she looks in front of her, "He taught me that you need to appreciate people around you, how to stand up and protect, how to forgive when it feels so impossible, and I am still learning so much." She whispers as tears pull onto her eyelids. Her throat felt tight as she wishes she could pull the boy into her arms and whispers apologizes of leaving so soon or watch him take Crackers on walks and swims. "It sounds like you have a family on Earth, unlike your home." Saforion states as she relaxes in her seat when they finally pass their solar belt, "Once I left Terlavian, home here was no more." Irina replies as she sets the ship in self pilot mode with a destination.

Irina looks up at the bigger alpha, "Home became early mornings with Minho on my porch holding Tulips, Late group lunches with my human friends, and Woojun holding me in bed as we talk about our day. Home became people, I learn home isn't a place but someone." Irina smiles as she talks about it. A light in her eyes as she explains what home is to the older alpha that kept an open mind for her, listening carefully and thoughtfully as she watches Irina gesture her hands around. A habit that she probably got from Earth but it was cute, Saforion looks at the monitors before looking at Irina again. "Go check on Woojun and the others, I will keep the ship in check and we will switch." Saforion offers and Irina didn't need to be told twice as she gets up and exiting the room with a quick 'thank you' as she shuts the door.

The red-haired Alpha moves around checking on her passengers that were finishing up on cleaning the ship before finding Woojun standing in the kitchen with a cup of coffee with a disgusted face, Woojun looks up at Irina and holds up his cup. "Your coffee is not great." He says as he hands it to Irina, she takes a sip and makes the same face. "It is black coffee, of course, it doesn't taste great." She laughs as she pours it down the drain and grabs him something easier to drink, "Let me show you the room we will be sleeping in and explain what is going on." Irina says as she takes him out of the kitchen feeling happier even with the lingering sadness.

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

SciFi-Fantasy

∆ Woojun is nothing short than normal, living his life day by day as a blur until a bright green light envelopes his kitchen. Irina, an alien with silky tulip skin, green red hair, wolf eyes, and shark teeth. She lived adventurously until she made one false move and now living among the humans. How will Woojun and Irina act when they see each other? Will they help? Learn? Or even fall in love? ∆

Ending song: Bird Set Free by Sia

• Sneak Peek •

Woojun leans back against the couch, reading the bible trying to find answers to his problems. Irina stood there, completely lost on what to do. "I thought you said you have no faith in the bible?" She asks, her confusion laced the words like barbed wire on a fence post. "I don't. I only have faith in myself but maybe there is an answer in this book that can help you get home. I am willing to put my beliefs aside to help you." Woojun said as he looks up, "Even if I don't want to be alone again. I will get you home." Irina frowns, her heart landing heavy in her stomach. She didn't want to leave him but she doesn't want to be on Earth any longer.

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CHAPTER FIVE: HOMESICK

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Kim Namjoon starring as Choi Woojun

McDoine Nancy starring as Rey Yukina

Green Viridiana starring as Irina

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Yukina watches Irina, her tiger eyes staring off at nothing in particular. "Stop beating yourself up, Minho wouldn't like that if he found out." The mother speaks up making the Ulit look up in shock, "He is home now, the doctor says he is going to be fine." She reaches over and grabs Irina's hands. "But it took several months before he could come home." Irina's voice barely rises above a whisper as she talks, "He was homesick and crying, I did this." Her shoulders slump as she looks at her lap but jumps when Yukina slaps her thigh. "Stop it, he is okay. He even said it isn't your fault. Stop beating yourself up." Yukina watches the alien as she collects herself, "How are you so calm?" Irina asks as she allows Yukina to pull her into a loving embrace. "After watching him fight for his life, I learn to have hope and faith in him. I believe he will always come back to him." She kisses the bright red hair as she answers, "He been fighting since he was born and he isn't going to stop fighting." Her sad smile rests on her lips as she looks out the window of the living room.

"You see, Irina. When I gave birth to Minho, there was a problem. He was small and lightweight, far too much that he was supposed to be and that was my fault." Yukina speaks up after some time passed, "I was unable to take care of myself, let alone a baby. He was unhealthy and the nurse immediately took him away to help. I was afraid I was never going to see him again." Tears build up in her eyes as Irina twists and turn her body to look at the woman better. "I was unable to see him for a week but when I was for the first time, he was in a NICU machine-" Yukina's voice shakes, she takes a deep breath and close her eyes to prevent tears from falling. "I wasn't able to take my baby home, he had to stay roughly three more weeks" Yukina looks up at Irina, seeing tears building up in hers also. "It was the roughest moment in my life up to that point, I had to leave him and wait at home for him. That is when I learn you can be homesick for someone, I learn that my baby is my home and not someplace you pay rent for." She whispers as tears start to fall over her eyelids, "I think you understand that. Minho has that affect the people around him."

A knock pulls them out of their crying, "Why are you crying?" A soft voice asks as he watches them with concern. "Are you still upset about what happened?" He asks as a frown tugs on his lips as he waddles over to them and Yukina helps him onto the couch, "See, I am fine and everyone else is too! Even Crackers is okay!" He shouts as Crackers runs in when he noticed Minho gone from his bed. Irina smiles as she combs through his hair, "I see but I can't help feeling sad." She says as she watches Minho thinks about it. "If I remembered, if I was closer-" Irina begins back was cut off by Minho, "No, no, no, no! Stop!" He cries out as he looks at them in frustration. "I got hit, I understand this but you must also understand that this could happen to anyone even with all things done." He speaks up as he looks over at Irina, "It isn't your fault, stop what-if-ing and understand that all you can do is move forward. If you keep dwelling on the past, you will never move forward due to fear." He was getting upset with the people around him. "You can't stay in the past because it is safer, it is just idiotic!" He shouts as he gets off the couch as Yukina gasps, "Minho!" She calls after him making him turn around with his face contoured in an angry expression.

"Just stop! It is true! I watch the news and see the papers, everyone is looking for someone to blame but no one stops to think that those people also blame their selves!" He shouts as he throws his arms up in frustration at the world, "They said it's the driver's fault for not looking but do they ever stop to think he is already beating himself up? He doesn't need the whole world to do it for him, that man is probably sitting at home crying because he can't forget!" Angry tears run down the child's face. "They say blame the alien! It is her fault because she doesn't understand humans and was unable to stop anything but do they stop and think that maybe it is impossible to stop something already in motion! She doesn't need people breathing down her back to remind her that she can never be human! That maybe she is already crying herself asleep every night, her head not stopping at every possible moment that she could have prevented it!" His breathing shakes his small form as he watches his mothers silently watch him, allowing him to get everything off his chest. "Blame the child, the paper says, he knows better. I did, I do. I knew I shouldn't have run so far from mommy, I knew not to run across the street without looking. I did anyway and it was too late. I don't need anyone telling me what is right and wrong, my momma taught me." His shoulders fall as he looks down at the floor, "I don't blame anyone, there is no reason to blame for an accident. I don't blame the man that hit me, I want to hug him and tell him it is okay. I don't blame you, mommy, you couldn't prevent what you can't stop and I am sorry for all those sleepless nights. Please, stop this self-abuse." He looks up, pain and broken down soul shows through his teary eyes.

Irina pushes herself off the couch and kneels down in front of the boy, pulling him into her arms. His sobs fill the room as he whispers broken 'sorry's and 'I forgive you's. His little body didn't have any room for hatred and sadness, his heart too big for it and his soul too kind for the mean. Irina holds him close as she stands up, Yukina walks over and rubs her hand on his back. They allow the boy to cry it all out before tugging themselves out of the Rey house and towards Choi's house, Woojun opens the door when he sees them pull themselves up to his steps. Woojun takes the small boy into his arms as he helps them all into his living room and cleans up Minho, "What is going on?" He finally asks as he wipes all of Minho's snot away. "We need to find the man that hit Minho, Minho wants to talk to him." Yukina speaks up as Irina plays with the boy's hair, "Are you sure about it?" Woojun asks as he looks between the two women and sighs when they nod. "Okay, let's get Crackers and I will take you there." He rubs the back of his neck as Yukina quickly leaves to retrieve the crying duck.

Minho sits with Crackers in his lap as he watches the houses pass by as he looks for the driver's house, it wasn't long when he saw news vans and people outside the man's house. Guilt tugs on his heart as the car was parked, the people were disturbing the man and making his life worse. Minho gets out with his mother's help and Woojun leads them over to the house, helping Minho up the steps. Minho rings the doorbell until the door was finally open, "Hello!" He smiles up at the middle-aged man that gapped down at the child. "You are the kid I hit." He whispers as he watches in worry, "Why are you here?" He asks as his whole body shows he felt defeated in life. "My name is Minho and I want to say, I don't blame you." Minho says as he smiles up at the man, watching the man kneel down in front of him. "What happened was an accident, accidents are unpreventable. I am sorry for what this has caused you but I hope we can both forgive each other and share a hug!" He says cheerfully even if his eyes start to become teary, the man gives a shaky breath as Minho hugs him. The older man returns the hug as he cries, "I am still so sorry." He whispers into the boy's hair as Irina and Yukina walks up beside them.

"I am sorry too but let's not have this control our lives!" He says as he pulls away and smiles as the man stands up, Minho gasps and starts to wave behind the man. "Lilo!" He calls as he grins, the man steps aside to see his daughter and wife entering the foyer in confusion but the daughter quickly reacts. The small girl hugs Minho, "Hello again, friend!" she says as she pulls away and takes her father's hand. "Why are you here?" She asks as she watches the vans starting to leave and as well as the people. "I was telling your dad that everything is okay now." He smiles as he takes his mother's hand, "I have to go now but I will see you at school, right?" He asks as Irina and Crackers head back to the car. "Yeah! See you tomorrow!" She says as she runs inside and Yukina takes him to the car.

"You know that would be a funny joke at dinner parties." Woojun speaks up as he waits at the red light, a grin on his face. "What would be?" Yukina asks as Minho looks up in confusion, "How did you both get married? Well, you see, her father ran me over." Woojun laughs after he says it, seeing it play out in his head. Irina slaps his arm as she smiles and shakes her head, Yukina laughs as Minho makes a protesting noise. "Noooo!" He cries out as he shakes his head, "I am not marrying Lilo, I am going to marry Irina! Don't you remember this?" He asks as he looks at Woojun in the rearview mirror, "You are getting old, Woojun." He says making the girls erupt in laughter. "What?" Woojun cries out as he pulls up to the house and Minho gets out of the car laughing with Crackers.

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CHAPTER ONE: DISRUPTION

"Irina! Stop!" A male voice cries out as he walks away with fury, "I am sorry!" He pulls his pants on as he runs after her. Panic rippling through his skin, he was caught and now he is losing something he hoped he would never lose. The green highlights shine in the light of their star, the man pushes through the crowd. Desperate to get to the girl that he wanted to keep for his life, he looks around in pure panic as he loses her. His pale skin turning strongly yellow. The man couldn't find her, he couldn't fix his mistakes. Passers-by look on with disgust, smelling the guilt off of him. They understand what has happened and it is filling him more with shame, he didn't mean to fall into the seductor's hands.

Irina looks around in confusion, the surroundings were familiar yet strangely not. She turned a corner on a street yet she is standing in an odd looking kitchen, she moves across the tiles with caution. Her eyes taking in her surroundings quickly, making notes where a possible exit could be if in danger. Her spine stiffens when she hears gears being fiddled with then a creaking door, a tired groan sounded passed the threshold of the kitchen. Soon a man with thick glasses and sandy blonde hair appears in her line of sight, he stood there with his finger on the switch as a light came on. His eyes widen as he looks at the humanoid being in his kitchen, the tanned man blinks a few times.

"Who are you?" The man asks, slowly. Still, in shock about what he was seeing, the green-skinned woman looks around her and looks at the man once again. Seeing there is no way out, he was standing in the exit and entryway. "My name is Irina." She quickly states as she watches him carefully, confused about the man. The tall human smiles, little dips appear as his eyes bundle a tad under. "Call me, Woojun. Nice to meet you but why are you in my home?" Woojun asks as his hands finally rest beside him, "I truly don't know." She truly answers as she watches the man as he drags his feet to the cooler. "I know you aren't human, what are you?" He asks as he grabs a bottled soda and bottled water, he shuts the door and hands her the water.

She carefully takes the beverage and opens it, "Ulit. We live kind of like humans." She replies as she follows the man to his lounging space. "Why aren't you freaking out?" She watches him in pure confusion but also comfortable, "I see no reason to. You were in my kitchen like the neighbor's kid, if you had food in your hands I would assume you were just like in other kid coming here." Woojun responses as he turns on the television and sets back on the couch. "Is food a problem around here?" The Ulit asks as she carefully sets down in the chair beside the couch, "Yeah. I am a manager for a store and I take anything home the expires within a month of our chosen date. The kids take the back door and fill up a bag or so with the food from the garage."

To say she was shocked and sad is an understatement, a man providing for the neighbor because they are struggling for food is insane. This man shouldn't be doing that and being completely calm about a stranger in his house, "Do they came often?" She asks softly. Sadness wrappings its hands around her heart and tugging roughly on it, she wanted to scream out and yell. "They come every week or so, taking as much as their wagons will take and going home. Sometimes mothers come and take what they can that is on their list so they can save money. There is a single mother on this corner that makes just enough to have about twenty dollars left for gas, I take her any meats I have to her and let her pick first. She has triplets, they are only five." His eyes cloud with tears as his face contours in anger as he watches the news. "Does the government care? No. Does food stamps care? No, why? Because she makes too much money. I call bullshit." Anger laced his voice like nails in a bat, swinging wildly around the body.

A creak catches their attention, a small lad stands in the kitchen. His head moving quickly as if he is looking for something. "Hey, Minho." Woojun's voice breaks the silence as he stands up, "Looking for the garage key?" His fatherly voice spreads through the air as he picks up the small kid and picks up a key from the counter. "Yeah! Mom needs some food!" He says excitedly as he sets down on the floor and even the key, "Thank you, uncle Woo!" He unlocks the garage and turns the light on as he pulls out the list from his pocket. "Tell me what you are looking for?" Woojun asks as he follows the lad, "I need pickles and mayo." He said quickly as he heads off towards the further shelves. The older man opens up the cabinet and picking up a jar of mayonnaise, placing it in a box.

A gasp and a thud made Woojun look up, a mason jar of pickles roll on the ground as Minho look pass him with wide eyes. Turning around after picking up the jar, a chuckle leaves him as he sees Irina standing in the threshold and fidgeting. "Who is she? She looks so cool!" The kid practically shouts as he runs over to the foreign being, "Hi! My name is Minho!" He greets as she smiles at the kid. "Hello, Minho. I am Irina and you are adorable." She replies and lends down to pick him up. Her skin felt silky against his soft palms as he plays with her fingers, "Is this your wife?" Minho asks as he turns to touch her hair. Her hair was soft like fur, vivid in color like a flower. "No. no," Woojun replies quickly as the woman giggles as he fumbles for his words. "She is just my friend." He replies as the child looks at him with a face he couldn't explain, he felt he chosen the wrong words.

"Well, when I get older I will be your husband." The child states with confidence, buffing out his chest as he was set down on the ground. Irina bursts out laughing as she lends against the doorframe, "Oh you are too cute." She coos as she hugs the little boy. She lets him go as he finishes up getting what he needs as Woojun stood there with a contoured look she couldn't understand, "What is it?" She asks as she helps the boy place the box in his wagon and waves goodbye to him. "He assumed immediately you were my wife than immediately thinks he would be able to marry you. I don't think he understands he might never see you again, I don't even know when I will see you again if this isn't the last time." Woojun explains as he shuts the kitchen door and heads back to the living room where the muted television plays.

"I don't even know how I got here, let alone how to get back home." She explains as she sits next to him, "The last thing that happened was I was walking than I was in your kitchen, I don't know if I did it or if I made a wrong step." She frowns as she watches the man think, "So this wasn't on purpose, like at all?" He asks in a soft voice. "No, it isn't." She whispers as she watches his shoulders slump, "What is wrong?" She asks as she carefully rests a hand on his shoulder. "I thought just maybe you were here to help us, to show us what we are doing wrong." His voice strains as tears gather again as he leans back on the couch. "I thought maybe just maybe that something did hear me and gave me you. To help these families." He looks over at her, tears falling down his cheeks.

Her heart aches as she starts to wipe his tears away, "These kids, their families. I can't do this alone. There is so much they need, I don't know what to do." He mutters as he looks at the television. The president trying to control the disruption that was caused, the crowd being showed seeing they are angry. "Prices have gotten too high, everything is becoming too much and I am trying as much as I can but I feel as if I am doing nothing." He sighs as he turns the sound on the device on low. "So much chaos but even with so much chaos, you are doing something." She replies as she watches the man lends his arms against his knees, "Am I?" He asks as silence feels the room as the television speaks about upcoming struggles for kids and females.

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