Among the Stars

Chapter 5: Time and Tea

Chapter 5: Time and Tea

The next morning, Arissa woke up to a text from her husband, stating that he would be having a business trip for a week so she shouldn't bother to wait for him when he comes back. As much as it lightened the burden, the young mother was perplexed.

Why does she felt lonely yet relieved at the same time?

She decided to distract herself from those thoughts by vacuuming the house as much as the baby allowed her. 

Just then, she heard a noise that was close to the window. Thinking it was a bird, she was about to shoo it away until she was met with a pair of reptilian eyes.  He entered the window slowly but what she noticed was the bit of reddish-brown liquid at the corner of his mouth. It looked like he had something with ketchup but knowing the space dragon, that was not the case.

"O-oh! Hello, Ichi," she greeted the golden dragon with a shy smile. Ghidorah bowed his head as a response, his neck craned to present his height. Something about Ghidorah seemed so regal. Arissa wondered why the baby never fussed whenever Ghidorah was around...

::Greetings, little woman. You look much better today than last night. I dare say you are glowing,:: he commented, causing her to feel flushed. She couldn't remember the last time Vinn had complimented her ever since their marriage.

When he changed, she tried to ask her mother-in-law and her own mother about what to do. Needless to say, they were very protective about him and wanted to make sure nothing taints his image. He was still a big shot amongst the family in every invited gathering they've been to.

However with her five-months pregnancy, Arissa seldom followed her husband to these events, afraid it might stress out the baby. Although she was grateful for his concerns, she yearned to venture outside where she could feel the breeze or even join those programmes for first time mothers.

::You're very quiet, for a human. Your mate doesn't like hearing you speak?:: Ghidorah asked, examining the vacuum cleaner. Arissa sat on the sofa with a slump. "Don't you get tired of hearing other people talk? When you had your brothers, don't you ever want them to shut up?"

He responded with a deep growl, his neck was almost glowing with yellow flashes that resembled lightning but he stopped. Despite the intimidating display, Arissa was in awed of the dragon before her as he crouched down with his head on the floor.

"Ichi? Can you hear me?"

Ghidorah nodded, closing his eyes. ::Indeed. As much as I despised my brothers' insignificant squabbles, I do...do wished I could hear them one last time. Ni would throw insults at any of us while San gets his head in the stars to even follow through with my plans. Don't get me wrong, I love my freedom but...::

Without thinking, she placed a gentle hand over his back. It was cold as ice!

"...you missed them, as much as you don't want to admit it," she finished the sentence while stroking his back. Ghidorah made a small rumbling noise before meeting her eyes. ::You are very observant for a human. How come you don't have a kin or family close by? I thought all humans love to be close since you are social creatures.::

Arissa pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. To her surprised, he gently nudged her shoulder with his snout. "I..well, not everyone wants to be close. I wasn't originally from here so being away from my family gave me a sense of freedom but..."

Ghidorah had not said a word telepathically but his eyes held a lot of emotion. So far, the baby had not kicked her or caused her pain whenever the golden dragon was present. Taking a wet tissue from the table, she began to dab the brownish red stain at the corner of his mouth. His expression changed into confusion and his tail began to flick.