STELLARIUM(BOOK ONE)

Chapter 41: The Watcher

Xander walked on the streets of Fin street, he walked till it was time to cross the street. He noticed his mind having an uneasy feeling that night, he walked till he got to his apartment, he blended into the normal Earth HZ so well. No one suspected his powers.

        He watched the television, his eyes were weary from the boring news. He heard a knock on his door. He knew no one knew him here, he had no one around. Did she find him?

      He moved cautiously to the door, he tried to peep through the hole. He saw a lady, he opened the door gently. She turned to him drenched from the mild rain she walked through.

           He observed her from her head to her toe properly, she said, "Hello, I'm. Sorry. I'm Annabel… I wanted to ask for a favor."

         He replied, "Okay? What is it?"

     He could sense she was nervous, he moved closer to her. She was cold, he took off his jacket and covered her with it. She said, "thank you. I wanted to ask for you to help me boil some water, my gas ran out and I needed some assistance. I mean I knew but I worked all day and I forgot to attend to it."

         Her eyes admired his sexy chest sitting comfortably in his white T-shirt. Her eyes moved back to his face. He smiled at her, she was checking him out. "Sure, Annabel. You could take your bath here as well if you want. It's on you."

         Annabel felt a string of joy emerge from her sorrows. "Sure, thank you. I'll get my bags and my things. I'll be right back." She walked away to get her things, her bag and her nightwear.

        He waited for her by the door after fixing the hot water for her, she locked her door and moved for her savior.

         He shut the door after she moved to the bathroom, she looked around if he had any cameras. He didn't. She removed her robe and locked the door, she stayed for a while.

       When she walked out in her pajamas, she already had her mind troubled about what to eat. Her gas ran out. He already made dinner for her, he asked, "Are you hungry?" He offered her a plate of rice, sauced chicken and salad. She took it from him, and she was pleased.

         She uttered a "thank you." He smiled and continued eating. From what she could see he was older than her and he remembered he never told her his name.

        "I'm Xander, Alexander Nova."

     She smiled and replied, "I'm Annabel Kira Peters."

        He liked her name, he liked the way she said it. He wanted to move close to her to sit by her, he wanted to inhale her scent even more. She smiled and ate calmly.

         He watched her eat till she was done, she drank her glass of water and said, "Thank you Xander, you saved my life. Twice."

        He replied, "don't mention, it's my duty." His eyes went to her feet. She was adorable in his eyes. She wanted to take the dishes to the kitchen to wash them but he stopped her, "Hey, don't. I'll do it." He took them to the sink. He washed them, she watched him from the door.

        He caught her in the act, "Kira? Do you always watch me like this? I mean before now."

        She smiled and attempted to deny it but she wanted to see where this would lead her to, so she answered, "yes, sometimes. Not everytime. I do watch you when you're driving out or walking, eating out or jogging, or when you are coming home or working. I see you a lot."

       He turned to her surprised, he didn't know he had a fan, wait no. He had a stalker all this time and never sensed it. He dropped the rinsed glass on the top shelf. He turned to her after he closed it.

        "Kira, tell me more. I want to know more about everything. It seems you find me interesting." He walked towards her slowly, he didn't want her to feel threatened. He stood so close to her, his height towering over hers.

         "Tell me everything." She nearly lost her breath from his cologne. He held her waist with his hands, it was too intimate for the first night of meeting his stalker but he didn't mind and neither did she.

          She even pulled into him more, he saw the green flags flashing through the air. He smiled at her, he loved her flirting. She replied, "Well I watch everything you do. Not for a bad reason but just for entertainment."

        "So you find me entertaining? I'm guessing your water's fine and your gas never ran out. Did it?"

       She was silent, that was a clear yes. She lied, she just wanted to get close to him, to feel his body. He understood her point of silent view but still wanted some source of explanation from her. This gave him warning flashes throughout his body. He wondered, what if she wasn't the only one watching him? What if more did and kept shut.

        She looked at him like a harmless hamster, "I'm sorry for stalking, please don't call the feds. I'll leave if you want and continue watching from a distance. Yes I find you interesting, you know your powers and all you do. How did you get them?"

      His eyes opened in shock, she knew he had powers? She was the ultimate stalker, his instincts were right. She had him under her nose.

       He was speechless.