There was a long silence.
“This is a lot to take in all at once. I’m not sure how to take this.” I responded after a pause.
“I know it is quite a bit of hard information to take in all at once…I don’t expect it to be easy for you, or for Wyser. There is a history between our family and your father... Well, now do you understand my fears Wyser? If her father knew. Not only that she mated with a Noxi, but a member of our family... Fate is funny that way. I could not imagine it turning out well. Don’t get me wrong, I fully support your decision, I am just being a mother and voicing my concerns.” She looked at us, her eyes also spoke concerns.
“Ma, why didn’t you ever tell me why Jarlys was taken away?” Wyser asked.
“You were so young, and everything was just far too chaotic at the time. I thought it was best that you didn’t know.”
I sat in silence, living in my thoughts.
The two continued on with their conversation. I was only able to process a few of the words being exchanged. I was too engrossed in my own thoughts.
How could he lie to me all these years?... He single handedly destroyed my life. He took my mother, and in a way my brother. In an instance he took away everything that I loved.
I had so much residual anger built up inside of me. It was coming to a boil. All of the sudden the room became quiet.
“I’m sorry I need to be alone for a while.” I picked myself off the couch and headed towards the door.
“Wyser, wait… Give Hannah some time. She needs her space.”
I walked to the porch, and sat out on the swinging chair. I had to think.
I felt conflicted. A part of me just wanted to flee, get away from everyone. I wanted to run away with Wyser. I know that would have been selfish of me. I could tell he was extremely close to his family. It would be unfair to uproot him from his family. Before I learned of the truth, I felt so certain that I was going to run away. I thought I knew the right thing to do. All I know now was that I wasn’t going to let my dad take away everything I love. Not ever again. I was going to free myself of his control over me. I wasn’t going to run away. After this weekend was over, I was going to confront him.
I composed myself and walked back into Wyser’s home. I was ready to let him fully in. To let him know my mind.
“How about we talk about a less serious subject? Hannah, I hope you brought your appetite. I made my best dishes just for you.”
My stomach rumbled.
“Yes, mam.”
“From now on call me ma. You are family now.”
“Umm… Yes, ma.” I mumbled.
The table was covered with many dishes. Pot roast, garlic mashed potatoes, some sort of pasta, a chicken dish, and a few other dishes that I was unfamiliar with. I hadn’t had a home cooked meal since my mother was alive. Seeing the table covered with home cooked meals gave me a feeling of comfort.
“I cooked a few Noxi food. I wasn’t sure what you would like, so I just cooked everything.” She said with a chuckle
“Sis! Wyser told me a bit about you! It’s nice to meet you, I’m Aels.”
“Hi, Aels.” I smiled at him. His youthful joyous presence made me feel at ease.
“Pa, dinner time!!”
“I’m coming woman!” he yelled back.
“Oh, you must be Hannah. Ma said you were coming today. Your mother was such a wonderful lady. You two could be twins” He said in a kind comforting tone.
I smiled at him. We all sat down. To my surprise dinner went by without any sort of akwardness. Wyser and his family kept the conversation light. The room was filled with laughter. I couldn’t help but feel at home.
The next few days went by quickly.
I texted my dad during our drive home. I needed to talk to him.
I knew Wyser would never let me go alone, especially after what we both had learned. I had to face my father alone. Instead of going to class, I drove to my father’s house. My arrival was immediately met with the tone of anger. I could feel him boiling. The room was tense.
“Joey told me that you’ve been seeing a Noxi. I didn’t believe it at first, but you ignoring my calls sent me that message loudly. How dare you intentionally ignore me?!” My father said in a harsh gruff tone, upon my arrival.
“Yes, I’m in love with him.” I responded trying to sound confident.
“Are you fucking out of your mind?! You know what those Noxi freaks have done to our family?!... They must have done something to brain wash that little head of yours, or maybe you’re just a lot dumber than I thought.” He yelled.
“I don’t know what the Noxis have done to harm our family... What I do know is what you have done to damage our family. I know the truth. It was you that destroyed our family. You have been lying to me this whole time.” I felt all the resentment that I had been harboring against him releasing with those words.
He stared at me. I could see the anger bubbling inside him, he was going to implode at any moment.
“You are a disgrace to our kind, just like your mother. I shouldn’t have expected anything more from you!”
“Was that why you killed her?” As fast as the words eluded me, my father’s reaction was just as rapid. He slapped me, almost knocking me off my balance. I felt the sting of his betrayal.
I could see a deep sadness in his eyes. He was the kind of person that hid the sadness with anger.
“A Noxi freak killed your mother! Don’t you dare blame me!”
“ You can continue to live a life in your lies, but I’m done! I’ve had enough of this hate that you harbor. You destroyed our family! You took away everything I love!” I was fuming, and on the verge of tears.
He stared at my face, as though he was studying it. I felt as though any moment he would reach over and strangle me. I was preparing for it, trying to calculate how I could take him.
“You’re dead to me Hannah. Don’t ever come back here. Your kind is not welcome.”
His anger seemed to have subsided being replace by the tone of resignation.
Without hesitation, I walked out the door. I had made up my mind. I would never return here. I had enough sadness for a lifetime.
I deserved to be happy.
Wyser
(Chapter Five)
This weekend went by so quickly. It was days like those that made me wish I could freeze time. I knew our happiness would face many challenges due to Hannah’s father, and I was trying to mentally prepare myself to face all those possible obstacles. As long as I had Hannah by my side I knew I could face any difficulties that would come our way.
After class was over I made my way to Hannah’s dorm room. After a few knocks with no responses. I felt my heart drop. I waited around for a bit, before I allowed my panic to set in.
“Have you been waiting long?”
She came from behind me. Once I saw her, a feeling of relief hit me.
“No, it’s been just a little while. Are you alright Princess?”
“I’m better than fine Wyser… I’m free. Lets go inside and talk.” I noded.
“My father said he wants nothing to do with me. I’m actually still reliving that argument in my mind… I’m in shock, I can’t believe he just let me go.” She said as we entered her dorm room.
Upon hearing this from her, I could barely contain my excitement.
“Wha… what?! Really that’s incredible?! Wait… you went to talk to him without me? Do you realize how dangerous that is?”
“I know, but it would have been more dangerous for you if you had came. You being there would have angered him more, and intensified the situation. I honestly don’t think you would have left in one piece… I can’t let that happen, and anyways I’m a big girl. I am fully able to handle my father.” She responded frankly.
“I love you and I trust your judgement, I just ask that you keep me in the loop from now on. Anyways, how are you feeling?”
“I feel relieved, and also liberated. Living under his thumb for the past eigh
teen years has been suffocating. To finally be free from him is such a bleesing, it feels unreal… I just hope he stays far away from us. I just can’t believe how well he took it. I mean for a person of his nature he took it very well. I was certain he would have sent people for you right there and then.”
“ Yea, I’m pretty amazed. Especially knowing all of those crazy things about him.”
“We can’t be certain he’s actually going to leave us alone yet. I’m just glad that for now I can have you all to myself.” She leaned in close and kissed me.
I kissed her back harder, passionately. I wrapped my arms around her, and pulled her closer to me. She started pulling my shirt off, while I unbuttoned hers. I threw her onto the bed, and stripped her down completely. I navigated across her body, getting lower with each kiss. Her pussy was wet, and I softly kissed it. I rubbed my dick against her slit and shook with need when her essence glazed me. The scent of our arousal filled my senses and the beast inside of me raged. We spent all of that night spoiling each other with pleasure.
The next day we woke up in a dreamy haze. We cherished every moment with one another.
“Hannah, I want to cement our bond. What I mean to say is, I want to cement it the traditional human way.” She was looking at me intensely with her beautiful blue eyes.
“My Princess, Hannah, will you marry me?” I felt my nerves on the hinge as I gathered the courage to utter those words.
Hannah looked at me lovingly and with a momentarily pause she uttered the words.
“Yes, Wyser. I’m forever yours.” She jumped on me, wrapping her graceful arms around my back.
The next few weeks went by without the presence of either Joey or Hannah’s father. We were thanking our lucky stars. It felt as though fate was working in our favor. We made an effort to brush the fears from our mind.
Our nights were filled with not only constant love making, but we also filled up the time with discussions of our hopes and desires for the future.
Hannah and I spent our days studying, making love, and discussing our wedding. Our life was like a dreamy haze, I was living in complete bliss. The moment I met Hannah, my life was filled. I had everything that I had ever wanted.
That semester went by rapidly. Winter break was finally here, which meant our wedding was soon approaching.
Upon our arrival, my mother ran outside of the house. Her face was filled with complete joy.
“Hannah! My daughter you’re finally here! I cannot wait for you to see what I have prepared for your wedding!” Her voice was full of glee.
“I see how it is ma. You have a new daughter so you forget about your loving son.” I told my mother jokingly.
“Who are you again?” she said in a chuckle while coming over to embrace me with a hug.
“Ma, we just want a small wedding, I hope you didn’t over do it.”
“Of course I over did it! I have always wanted to be a part of such a joyous Earth celebration, I couldn’t just get a few decorations. I wanted everything to be exceptional for my daughter.” She gushed.
“Being able to be a part of your family is more than I could have ever wanted. Having you as my mom is more than enough.” Hannah replied.
My ma’s eyes were filled with tears of joy as she ran over to embrace Hannah.
“Well, let’s go inside. I want you to see your wedding outfit, and get your opinion on everything! I just hope you love it! Come, come, I set up a room just for you!” My ma said while ushering Hannah into her room.
I step out, leaving them to converse among each other. I walked into my room, sitting down gingerly on my bed.
When we found ourselves on this planet, we found ourselves working hard to conform to their ways. We were always faced with resistance, and animosity. They rounded us up, they treated us like they treated animals on this planet. I was certain that I would never feel at home here. I was never more wrong. With Hannah I always felt warm, and welcomed. With her I felt at home. I was finally at peace here.
Hannah
(Chapter Six)
I felt like I was living in a fairy tale, everything that transpired the past three months felt surreal. It’s funny how in just a few months I became like most women. I was envisioning marriage in my future, and spending everyday planning it in my mind. For most of my life all I ever wanted was to be free, free from my father’s prison. In my mind marriage was like a cage, just another prison. The thought of escaping one man’s prison to go to another made my skin crawl. Let alone be that girl that committed to marriage after just a short few months. The kind of girl that fell madly in love with a boy.
Thinking back, I remember those days where having freedom seemed like an impossible feat. The days where I had to work so adamantly to convince my father to let me go away to college. I had been fighting my nerves for days, building up my courage to confront him. Once I finally did, I had a feeling of such elation. I could feel myself shedding a bit of my false skin. I had been dreaming of freedom for so long, so to be able to see it within my grasp filled me with so much light.
Being able to live on my own away from my father’s grasp was more than enough to fill me up. To then be able to find Wyser was beyond my wildest dreams. I never thought a being could make me feel complete. I didn’t know that Wyser alone would fulfill all of my deepest hidden desires. With Wyser, I had more than just pure unconditional love. I finally had a family again, a wonderful loving family. My mom’s death had left a big hole in my heart. Having found my mate filled that hole leaving only a small impression behind, a dent.
Our wedding day came, it was a much anticipated day by everyone.
“You look gorgeous Hannah!” Exclaimed Nessa
“You’re pretty stunning yourself my maid of honor.” I replied back with a smile.
“I think Aux and Wyser are waiting up at the altar, we should get going.” As Nessa said that, Wyser’s ma entered the room. With opens arm and a tear rolling down her eye.
“Oh, Hannah, let me have a close look at you. You look absolutely stunning… Now everybody is waiting let’s go.”
I walked down the aisle in my mom’s laced cerulean blue dress. As I made my way down I felt light, as though I was walking on air. My body felt as though it was going in overdrive pumping out endorphins. Wyser’s mom or I guess I should say my ma made a matching veil for me. She hemmed the dress making it much longer, and it trailed behind me eloquently.
Wyser and I had a beautiful small wedding consisting of our close college friends and my new found family. We spent our honeymoon in a cabin. We were miles from civilization. For two weeks that cabin was our little paradise. We spent our days skinny dipping and nights making love under the moon.
Five years later
I graduated college last year, with the highest honors with a degree in forensic psychology, Wyser on the other hand graduated with a degree in biotechnology. Right after graduation we said farewell to our family. Surprisingly Ryan was there to congratulate me. Seeing him brought me a feeling of both happiness and unease. He pulled me to the side, and requested that I spoke to him. His eyes were filled with sadness; I saw a change in him. He seemed remorseful and his presence was warmer. It seemed as though the hate inside of him dissolved.
“Hannah, I’m sorry I let dad brain wash me. It wasn’t until the law changed, and dad was arrested for hate crimes against the Noxi that I realize how wrong I was… I was just so angry for so long, and I let dad use that anger to his advantage. ” As Ryan said this, tears started rolling down his eyes.
“I met a girl. We fell in love. Through her I was able to see the light. I was able to escape dad’s hold over me. I was finally able to free myself from his hate. I’ve missed you sis, and I’m sorry for abandoning you. I’m sorry I wasn’t on your side.”
“Ry, it’s alright. I can never hate you, you’re my brother… I will always love you. I understand what it’s like, and I forgive you.” I brought him close to me, and embraced him.
“I’m so happ
y that you finally found somebody. I want you to remember these words Ryan. Hate does not deserve to hold a place in your heart and mind. It will only destroy you. You deserve happiness, and hate will work its way into you and strip away any ounce of true happiness. You’re my brother; I want you in my life. Keep in touch okay?” I told him while holding his hand.
“Thank you sis.” He smiled as he uttered those words.
Wyser and I left to Europe that night. We had planned to spend a year exploring the world.
Six months into our trip Wyser and I found ourselves expecting a child. A few months before our child was due, we traveled back home so that we would be closer to our family. My once hate filled life was now exploding with love. Wyser and I had a beautiful half Noxi, half human girl. Having a child completely fulfilled me. It was a more intense level of love, a more intensified level of happiness. I was so full, my heart was beyond content. Laughter was never lacking in our household. Wyser and I lived a long blessed life, watching our child grow up. We watched the world around us evolve, becoming a kinder society towards Noxi. Our child was fortunate; she was able to escape the bigotry that Wyser had known.
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