"Time" After Time

Chapter 5: The Beginning

"... it all started in 2018.."

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"Since you don't know the future and what that year symbolizes, Juniper looked at Nic, "Then you have to understand that 2018 was a year of new beginnings. After the stock-market crash of '12 things looked pretty bleak, pretty bleary; but then we had Space and the new WATV (World Aerospace Transport Vehicle) and we could finally travel at the speed of light, see the stars... It was a world with a new life."

Nic looked up to talk, but Juniper held up herr index finger quickly, "No, no... just let us finish.. okay?"

"Fine." he muttered, Nic tilted his head to the side, "Well, hurry up." He stared out into the sunset off his porch. Juni followed his gaze to the horizon.. the sunset in this time was so.... beautiful. She could have stared forever. She jumped when Lucillia touched her shoulder.

"Ah, Juniper... it really is lovely isn't it?" she asked in her strange accent. Juniper nodded then focused her thoughts on Nic.

"Anyway, we soon learned that a planet called Glaxia which was located in the Andromeda Galaxy had similar conditions to our planet: Earth." It was decided that several astronauts would go to the planet which was a mere 2 million light years away... To make a long story short, on there arrival there the astronauts discovered a race of humanoid people living there. There technology was more advanced then ours, and they were physically stronger, and had other.. defining characteristics. We... I mean my father, believed that they came from the same parent race as we did." Juniper took a deep breath, "My fathers theory is that if we both came from space-travelling ancestors-- our civilization went backwards.. and theirs... went forwards."  

Lucillia and Boderick smiled at Nic. "Do you sort of understand the circumstances now?"

Nic looked at them and nodded a confident smile, "Yep."

He turned to Juniper, "All-right, well... I guess it's about time for you to meet Fannito and Persanna, He pointed at the two blonde haired people talking. A man about 20 and a woman.. no, girl of about 16, yet somehow they seemed to have a connection deeper then friends, then again as they turned to face her... maybe not.

"Hi, I'm Fan." the man said, he had dark green eyes and was on the shorter side, although really built. He got up and rolled his shoulders and smiled at her flirtatiously, "I'll be going to the same school as you, Weston College and High-school they teach from grade's 9 to the second year of university I just know you're going to looove it." He winked at her.

Juniper turned uncomfortably to his friend, "Don't mind the douche, he's like that with everyone. I know Nic probably told you my name was Persanna, but you have to call me Anna, it's what my friends call me." Anna seemed to bubble with personality; even though she would have barely made 5' 2". 

After just meeting Anna; Juniper knew they would be friends so quickly.. she smiled past her embarrassment at Fan's antics and held out her hand. Grabbing onto it quickly and shaking it with a firm grasp she was surprised to find Anna shaking her whole arm out of it's socket.

As they chatted for the rest of the evening Juniper was actually starting to feel relieved and excited about her new life for the first time since she'd got there... and finally she felt like she'd done the right thing once again.

Her and Nic waved goodbye to their now mutual friends with plans to meet them again in a couple days. As they turned to go into the house Juniper felt all the tiredness and stress catch up with her, she crumpled into a dead faint.. to be caught once again in Nic's arms.

Nic gently picked her up and went to carry her to her room... then changed his mind and tightened his arms around her. He'd put her in his bed, after the day she'd had... he didn't want anything else to happen. He walked down the hallway to his room and opened the oak panelled door, opening it he carried her inside and laid her on his black silk sheets. He looked at her and her little black dress, fluffy though it was he didn't really want to make her uncomfortable by removing her clothes once again.

As he contemplated his options Juni, yes Juni.. he was going to call her that from now on.. started to toss and turn. Nic felt her forehead, it was really hot! He knew he had to take care of her, so the dress decision was made. He slid the dress up over her head, leaving her in a very brief slip and her underware... but tried very hard to be business-like and punctual; like the doctor he was training to be.

A fever, Nic figered, A simple fever. Yet he was responsible for her... he had to be; no-one she knew would remember her in this time.

In the bathroom, he took a face-cloth and ran it under some cool water, then hurried over to his room where Juni laid. He laid it on her forehead and stroked her hair... how could she think he was old? She was definitely his type... and pretty.

Nic just wanted her to be okay, he was only 24... he'd just stared his residency, she couldn't get really sick. He didn't have the time.

As she tossed and turned on the bed, Nic tried to make her as comfortable as he could; he slid onto the bed and put her head in his lap-- all his attention focused on making her feel better.

Thank God I don't have work tomorrow! Nic though with a grin, he looked at the green digital clock on his dresser on the right-hand side of the room.. it was already 12 o'clock. Hopefully her condition would start improving soon...

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