I fell in love with a Lamia that broke into my house

Chapter 1 - A Lamia broke into my house

"I need air!" was the first thing I thought when I was woken up abruptly. My vision was obscured by something and I felt something choking me with a death grip. I began thrashing about violently under my covers, like an animal caught in a trap, but my bonds only further restrained me. My thick covers tangled around me, only making my situation worse. In my panicked frenzies, my brain began to race. "what if I had been kidnapped last night! What if they're taking me to be killed!" these terrifying thoughts only made me thrash around more. Luckily (or maybe unluckily), my burning lungs pulled me back down to earth with growing pain. "Ok, chill out, and try to save your breath, all this panicking isn't doing you any favors". Taking in as much air as I could, I began my attempt to escape my bonds. I reached behind me and attempted to find whatever solid thing I could. "Come on, there has to be something I can grab," my wandering hand manages to find a familiar wooden Nightstand. I tighten my grip on the object and pulled. I slowly began to slide out. I pulled myself out to a point where I could breathe again, part of me was still wrapped up. I pulled whatever cover was on top of me off to a point where I was still covered but I could see out. I looked around wearily, and to my relief, I saw my bedroom. I began to assess my situation. Whatever was wrapped around me was large and long. It had tightened up like a rope around me. I put my hand to it and felt it, it had a scaly texture to it, almost like a snake. After a minute of mentally prepping myself, I peeled the covers off. My eyes adjusted to the newfound light. I glanced down and saw something surprising. Underneath was a girl, who looked about the same age as me, entirely naked. She had herself wrapped around me like she was hugging a body pillow. My mind began racing as to what could have happened that led to a girl being naked in my bed, but I quickly remembered that there was something else wrapped around me that couldn't be a human. I tossed off the rest of my blankets, and what I saw was something even more surprising than a human girl naked in my bed; she had a snake tail. A sense of fear greater than before overtook me, but my curiosity was stronger. I looked at the lamia wrapped around me and studied her. Sprawled out across the bed was a beautiful set of white hair; it was as bright as snow in the middle of the day. Her tail was just as white and pretty too. Despite a voice in my head telling me that this was a bad decision, I reach out and touch her tail. I gently felt the base of her scales. They were sharp and stiff, almost shiny. I looked back at her and I saw her eyes flutter open. She stared at me for a second before turning a bright shade of red, and as if out of nowhere, I felt myself rocket across the room and hit the wall.

The sky was painted with streaks of muted orange and gray, indicating that it was now dawn. After I recovered from being thrown into the wall and I had let her borrow one of my t-shirts to try and cover her nudity, but I think that had hardly helped now that I had already seen her. Her scales are a beautiful mix of white and slight hints of copper. Her skin perfectly matched her scales, while her bright red eyes provided a sharp and beautiful contrast to the bleakness of the rest of her."I-i'm sorry for breaking into your h-house," The lamia squeaked. After talking for a little while I soon learned her name was Yumie. She seemed shy and easily startled like a mouse. Right now, her face was buried in her tail in a sign of embarrassment. She was wrapped up in her tail like a winter blanket around a fireplace. "It just l-looked so warm i-inside and I was f-freezing,".Right now it's the middle of winter, so snow is a common occurrence. For a cold-blooded creature like her, this time of year must be deadly. On top of that, the Lamias have a few natural predators that they need to look out for, adding to the already large task of surviving during the winter."If you had knocked I would have let you in,". I got up and put a teabag into a cup of hot water from the tap. "Us l-lamia believe it's a t-taboo to be seen by h-humans, and I was freezing to d-death,". Now that I think about it, I think I may remember hearing something similar to that in a documentary or news article I read. the quote was something like "we humans have known that lamias have existed for the past 100 or so years, but they are rarely seen because of a taboo against being seen by other species, though larger numbers every year do let go of that taboo to live in a human soceity. there are usually claims of someone spotting one coming every three years." Her voice quickly draws me back to my conversation with her. "since I was t-tired, i-i meant to stay in your a-attic or a large closet but you didn't h-have either of those, and I l-laid down in your b-bed without thinking". I felt a pang of guilt stab at me, despite that not being my fault." Your welcome to stay with me until the winter is over," I sort of blurt that out, and while I did mean it, I think I was just as shocked as her. Attempting to keep up the offer that I had blurted out, I smile at her and hand her the cup of tea I was fixing a second ago "After all, I have already seen you, that whole taboo thing doesn't apply now,". "R-really, you would let s-someone like me stay with y-you?". It would seem she doesn't have very high self-esteem. "Of course, an-," Suddenly her scaly vice-like tail grabs me in another death grip. "T-thank you,". "No problem but- *wheeze* do you think you could let go of me, that kind of hurts,". She turns another bright shade of red and returns to her "Blanket" position.  It would seem to me that she would stay for that like the rest of the day too.

The sun began to set, submerging my house in its familiar inky blackness. I flick on a few lamps and glance over at Yumie, who was still coiled up around herself like she was earlier today. Whatever she ate or drank was within the confines of her tail. It would seem she would need time to come out of the confines of her shy shell. Looking at her now her breathing seemed to be getting slower, along with her movements. I pace down the hall, stopping before I white oak sliding door. Pulling it open, I pull out a large thick blanket for her. I pull it down the hall and drape it over her. I hear her sigh and snuggle into the newfound warmth. she begins moving, and soon her entire body is wrapped up in a blanket, save for the top, which a small portion of her head was poking out of the top of. "So what do you do for fun?" She flinches at my question, before relaxing. "I-i don't get much free t-time in the wild, I u-usually spend it watching f-for predators,". I reach over onto the end table and grab a black plastic remote. "Watch this,". I push a button, and the black tv screen on the wall to my right flashes to life, showing what seems to be a Saturday night sitcom. Yumie seems entranced by the magic of the tv. "What is it?" it's called a TV, it's a little complicated, but basically we take a moving copy of something happening somewhere else, and then show that on the TV,". The concept I explained to her seems to pass completely by her, but I don't mind. I'm enjoying seeing her reactions to the TV. "Well, I better get to bed,". I get up to leave, but as I pass the couch I feel a tail reach out and grab me. "W-wait, c-could you sleep in h-here tonight?" Looking at her face I can see what seems to be fear in it. she is definitely afraid of something, whether that fear is real or unreal I don't know though. "of course, give me a second to get my bedding,". I disappear for a few seconds and then come back out with my blankets and such. I make my bed on the other half of the couch from Yumie. I cover up and look at Yumie as she is completely engrossed in her newfound world of TV.

Authors note:

I wanted to let anybody wondering know that there is a Chapter 2 coming, just progress is very slow due to schoolwork.

Right now I am a junior in high school, and since high school is one of the most important grades of my life, I must put my academics first so I can go to college for my degree.

I apologize if this upsets anyone. (though I highly doubt it at this point with the 73 reads and three hearts i have). In the meantime please feel free to leave comments below offering advice, questions, or anything else vaguely related to this story, after all the words themself only make up half of a story's success. the other half is community involvement!