Halo: Let It Die (Book 4, Arbiter x Female human series)

Chapter 17: Nova

Bria and Thel were out of breath on the floor of the ship as it pinged that they were arriving on the planet that her aunt Nova was on.

"You know," Thel began. "I don't think I'll ever grow bored of that." He stated.

Bria blushed and chucked. "I don't think I will either."

Who the frick knew?

Thel rolled over and looked at Bria, tracing her collarbone with his fingers. "Good. Because I'm going to do so any chance that we get." He said.

Dang, he's getting good at this flirting thing.

Bria grabbed his hand and kissed his palm. "Okay, just realize that I am much much smaller than you."

     He chuckled. "It's a good thing that you have hybrid blood in you then."

     Bria giggled as she thought about how she would handle it if she wasn't a hybrid. She could barely handle all of him now.

     Bria sighed contently as she stood up on her trembling legs. Of course, Thel stood up with no problem. He puffed his chest out a little bit like he was so proud of himself.

     Bria shrugged her clothes back onto her, as did Thel. She looked out the window of the pilot's seat. She was to... busy... with Thel that she didn't even notice the size or the beauty of this planet. Almost reminded Bria of her own home. At least what she remembered it to be like.

For some reason, she felt nervous. What if her aunt was in her life, but she just forgot about it? Could she really help them?

Thel saw Brias worry written all over her face. He reached over and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. She looked over at him and gave him a small smile.

"I'm glad you're with me." She admitted. "For more reasons than one... but I don't think I could do all of this without you."

     "I can tell you are uneasy, but I will reassure you that I will make sure everything is alright." He said to her, warming her heart.

     Bria took a breath and landed the vehicle on a public landing pad. Opening the hatch, a gust of fresh air entered the vehicle.

     "State your business." A tall elderly man said as he stood near the entrance of the vehicle.

      "I'm here to visit family." Bria said hesitantly.

     He squinted his eyes and looked at her. "You're that troublemaker from the UNSC." 

     She looked at Thel then back at the man. "I guess so?"

     "I'm going to have someone watch you twenty-four-seven." He said and scribbled something down on a piece of paper.

     "Look Grandpa, I'm just here to see my aunt. I'm not causing any issues." She snapped.

     Even Thel was surprised at her sudden snappy attitude.

     "You can go see your aunt, missy. But I'm going to have law enforcement on your tail until you leave. We don't like you being here, and we especially don't like his kind being here." He pointed a wrinkled finger at Thel, who just glowered.

     Bria crossed her arms. "I'll make sure our business is quick." She grabbed Thels arm and left the docking bay.

     Traveling the city was tough for both of them, there were so many buildings lining the streets and so many people who stopped and whispered about her or Thel. They really didn't like having a Sangheili on their planet.