Avrashi

Chapter 3: A New Friend (Section One)

Esseshi
I stood before a large building, an "orphanage" Will had called it. It looked rather old and broken down, but not overly so. Overall it gave off the sensation that someone still lived here, but they didn't have enough time or resources to fix everything. Will stood next to me. I still wasn't sure how to feel about him. He was just so. . .weird. Everything about Will was weird to me; his odd squishy pinkish-cream skin; how he constantly looked afraid, like something was after him; his circular eyes, like those of a Shash; the way he always tried to hold my hand. I found that one especially odd. I wondered if he was afraid I was gonna run away or something? Will was just lucky I had filed down my claws before coming here, because if I didn't- especially with how soft his skin was -he would rip up his palms any time he tried it. Despite how confusing he was at times, I still found myself liking him. He seemed to really want to help me, and to understand me, even if he didn't understand a lot of my body language or gestures. It was just nice that he tried, those other humans hadn't even tried to understand. When I had tried to get them to quiet down they just got louder, and eventually, I couldn't handle it, and ran right out of there. Though I supposed it was for the best, because if I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have met Will. And I liked Will. I hoped we could be good friends, I had been having a lot of trouble making any, back home.

Will squeezed my hand- as he seemed to like doing -and looked at me.
"It's not the greatest place ever," He made an odd gesture, lifting his shoulders, and holding up one hand, "But, it's home to me, so it'll have to do." He said.
I nodded- one of the few human gestures I had managed to learn -trying to indicate that I didn't really mind. And it was true, while the cacophony over at our landing site had probably died down by now, I still wanted to stay with Will for a bit. He seemed nice, and I wasn't sure that I'd ever see him again if I left. I didn't want to get too attached for that reason. But I also wanted to have a nice time with Will before we left. I supposed that I would just have to try and balance the two. I glanced over at Will, noticing that he seemed to be acting rather. . .odd. He kept tiptoeing towards the door, as if unsure, then backing up, taking a long breath, and repeating.
"Will, what are you doing?" I asked.
He turned to look back at me, he seemed to be. . .wet? What is that..liquid on his forehead?
"Sorry Esseshi, I'm just, a little nervous, I'm not the only one who lives here."
I nodded, that was to be expected. "Ok, so why don't we go in and introduce ourselves? Why are you nervous?"
He gave me an odd look. "I mean we could, but, well, you're an alien! What if they're afraid of you? What if they don't like you? Aren't you nervous about that?"
I closed my eyes, contemplating that thought for a moment. "You're right will, that is pretty scary. It wouldn't be good if that happened. But there's no point in worrying because we won't know until we try."
Will seemed to relax a bit when I said this. He grabbed my hand, "Yeah, yeah, you're probably right. Let's. . .let's just go in."
Will stepped forward, pulling the door open.