Human forest

Chapter 7

Betty pov:
As i was sleeping i woke up suddenly, feeling lightly tapping on one of my arms. I immediately opened my eyes and jumped in surprise. Between the wardrobe door and the wall i saw huge face of that alien.

I pulled one of the shirt i was covered with closer to my face and just started at the alien. He backed away and sat in front of the closet. I was confused until he reached out his arm and made a gesture for me to come out. There was no way i was going to do that. I wasnt a dog. He kept doing that gesture for quite a bit before giving up.

I backed away more into the closet and just sat there with my knees up to my chest. Suddenly i heard the alien footsteps coming towards the closet i was in. He carefully and slowly did slide the wardrobe door, opening it more until he stopped and sat in front of it again, this time closer. The alien stared at me for a bit and then clapped his lap.

I turned red and looked away avoiding eye contact with him. I was slightly embarrassed at the fact that the alien wanted me to sit in his lap.

Then i heard a ruffle and looked back at him. He moved slightly closer. I watched him with a warily look while my body tensed up. He patted his lap again and smiled. I simply shook my head as the alien kept parting his lap all over again.

After a few fruitless tries the creature sighed and looked at me while putting his hand under his chin. He was clearly disappointed but i didn't care. I gazed at my bandaged arm and touched it. i'm gonna lie if i say that it didn't hurt. It was really a shame for me to admit that the alien actually helped me...

Corran pov:
The little human still didn't came out of the closet. It's harder to gain her trust than i thought. Maybe some food could help? Yes! that's a great idea.

i stood up and went downstairs to the kitchen. I opened my fridge and looked what's inside of it that human could possibly eat. I decided to take out an Appive.

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(quick info about the Appive ;>
It's a small fruit with a squat in shape. It has vibrant yellow colour, with showy peach patches where the sunlight catches it.

The skin texture is bristly, with a thin skin protecting the white flesh underneath.

The pulp is grainy, with a sweet taste.)
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After i took the fruit out of the fridge and cut it into small pieces. I placed them on a small, blue, plastic plate and went upstairs. I walked into the room and sat in front of the wardrobe again.

I placed the plate with food in front of me and called out the human.

Corran: Hey little one..look! i-i brought you some food. I'm sure you're hungry.

I was cooing at her with a gentle smile yet she didn't come out. I sighed. I got a little closer to the closet and coo again

Corran: Please come out, i don't bite.

Not even a slight movement. This new pet is starting really getting on my nerves... No matter what i do it's still scared.
I sighed before sitting again. I put my hand under my chin and thought for a while.

Finally i decided to read some articles about gaining humans trust. I searched "How to get your human used to you" and clicked on one website. After couple of minutes scrolling down and reading stuffs i stood up and walked out of the room.

In the article person had almost the same problem as me. They decided to use another methods instead of forcing the human to come out. They did a little experiment. The person made a room just for the human and was coming everyday ONLY when it was feeding time. After a couple of weeks they started to spend more tiny with the human by playing with it and even by giving some pets!

I found it really good idea so after i walked out of the room i started to clean up the guest room. I moved out and brought in some furnitures, added a little decorations, such as plushies, plants and lamps and made a little nest from soft blankets! Now the only thing that is missing is human.

I carefully opened my bedroom door just in case that she would actually came out of the closet and eat the Appive but no. The fruit was still non touched. I walked in and made my way towards the closet. I opened it and saw that the human was staring up at me with wide eyes and rather surprised face.

Corran: Hey now...don't be afraid. I'm just gonna pick you up and get you to your room alright?

I knew that the human couldn't understand me but i couldn't help it. Sometimes just the way somebody talks makes u feel more calmer.
I spread my arms towards her as she backed away. I wasn't gonna give up so i quickly but gently picked her up, holding her under the armpits. She started screaming and struggling but i had enough strong grip to not let her go.

Corran: Shhh Shh it's okay now.

I brought her up to my chest and slightly squeezed her, preventing from more struggles. I made my way to the guest room as fast as i could. I walked in and put her down gently. As soon as her feet touched the ground she dashed towards the nest i made for her but stopped in the middle. The human looked around, clearly confused by the new environment.

I stood in the door frame watching her curiously. I decided to give her that appive. So i closed the door and made my way again to the bedroom to pick up the plate.

Betty pov:
After i heard the door shut i peeked my head out. The alien just left the room and i was all alone, not sure for how long though. I decided to look around and examine the room real quick.

The room had soft, bright beige walls and brown, wooden floor. It was quite big. Except the nest that was made from blankets, there was few pictures of flowers and some kind of strange plants on the walls. On the left side there was a small carpet with some toys, like balls, blocks and plushies. On the right side there was cat tree like furniture. It wasn't really high, rather more down.

Suddenly i heard footsteps, i quickly hid back under the blanket. The door opened and the alien was approaching me. In a half way he stopped and i heard something being placed on the floor. Yet...I remained hidden. After couple of minutes i heard the door being shut again.

I slowly removed the blanket from my head and looked around. The creature was gone and a plate with something on, was left. At first i was suspicious but eventually i slowly scrambled towards the plate. I saw few pieces of, i'm assuming was white fruit. I pinched it between my fingers and brought it up to my nose and sniffed it.

It smelled like something between strawberry and apple. I don't know if should i eat that, it might be poisoned...Fuck it, I will still be stuck in this place for god know how long. I need some energy. I slowly took a small bite. My hands were shaking as i did it. I chewed it for a while before finally swallowing...

God....the taste, it was.....AMAZING! The sweet flavor immediately filled up my mouth as i put whole piece in. The yield was really soft and delicious. I took another piece before quickly gobbling it. At this point i didn't care if it was poisoned or not. I have never tasted something like that before.

After eating like 5 pieces of the fruit i was finally full. I licked my lips to get rid of leftover juice. I really need to think if the alien is really that nice or he's just pretending to gain my trust. For sure, he was treating me like a pet but did he actually know my intelligence? Maybe he's just blind or stupid. I'm pretty sure that i'm way smarter than him...