Love On Mars

Shiver

You woke up to the sound of your alarm blasting out a song by Maroon 5. It jolted you awake, sending shivers down your spine. Coincidentally, Shiver by Maroon 5 was playing.

"RISE AND SHINE, Y/N/N!" Chris yelled from his hut, which was sadly neighboring yours. The walls of the huts were thin, so he obviously heard your alarm.

"Fuck off," you mumbled, shutting off your alarm.

You could practically see his smirk through the wall. "I mean I could fuck myself. Would you like to hear that?"

You groaned and slammed your face into your pillow, basically screaming your groans.

"Ooh! Already getting off, are we?" He called through the wall. He chuckled, in a manner some may find sexy, to himself.

You began slamming your head into your pillow before realizing he was probably gonna make a joke about you banging your face. In realizing this, you got up from your bed and turned on the light. When that was turned on, you could see the cluttered sheets and the mess you made while sleeping. You looked out at the stars, taking a deep breath.

In every hut, the back wall was a huge window- space proof, of course. Each member never put any furniture along that window because of its glorious view. It was truly beautiful.

You turned away from your view and yawned. You began brushing your hair and pulling it back in a pony tail, securing it with a hair tie.

You pressed the button to exit your hut and did so, walking out at the exact same time as Chris. You looked at him and groaned, turning the other direction towards the kitchen.

"Wow! Are you that excited to see me!?" He asked excitedly- and maybe sarcastically. He jogged to your side.

"It's fucking 8 a.m., Chris. Can we do this some other time?" You asked unamused.

"Hang on let me check my calendar.." he said, looking down at his hands as if he was holding a calendar. What a dick. "Hmm, nope! I'm booked for the next few months. And guess who I'm neighbors with for the next few months," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. You sighed, groaned to yourself again, and finally reached the kitchen.

You grabbed an apple. "Fine. What do you want?" You asked, taking a bite of the apple.

He grabbed an apple as well. "I would like to know-" he began when Johannsen walked in the room.

"Hey Chris!" She said, cheerily. Then she looked at you, with a hint of a glare, and said, "Hello, Y/N."

You smirked at Chris who glared back. Then, his face looked as if it had an idea and turned to Beth. "Hey, Beth! How was your night?" He asked, seductively, towards Beth. He wrapped his arm over her shoulder.

She giggled and blushed. "It was good. Yeah, really good," she murmured. She leaned into his touch, resting her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.

You rolled your eyes and Chris smirked at you.

Suddenly, you heard footsteps and the rest of the crew conversing. "Aww! What do we have here?" Mark asked, smirking at Chris and Beth. Beth opened her eyes and blushed while Chris had a sort of sheepish look on his face.

"May I remind you two that this mission to Mars is for NASA, not our personal pleasures," Lewis said, staring into Chris' eyes. Chris rolled his back.

"Hey! I don't see the problem with it. We all have to fit a little fun time into our schedules," Martinez said knowingly, wrapping his arm around your shoulders. He, once again, kissed your cheek- for a reason you still did not know.

"Awww! How cute!" Mark cheered, grabbing a banana. He clapped, too, before you could object. Lewis rolled her eyes.

Out of the corner of your eye, you could see Chris sending Martinez a death glare. Beth, on the other hand, was lost in Chris' scent- or that's what it seemed like.

You smiled to yourself, leaning into Martinez' shoulders and closing your eyes.

"I have to go to the bathroom," Chris said, glaring at Martinez, as he shrugged Johanssen off his shoulder. Beth had a shocked look on her face which made you slightly chuckle.

"Jeez, someone's in a mood today," Martinez said, making the whole group laugh. You laughed, too. Beth laughed, as well, but had a sad look on her face. You smiled to yourself, once again.

**

You were working on paper work when Chris emerged out of no where, sitting down at the chair beside you. He placed his laptop on the table and began typing away, not even taking notice of your existence.

You gave him a weird look but he, predictably, did not notice. So, you went back to your paperwork.

You were in the middle of signing your name for the 12th time when Martinez walked up to the table and sat down beside you. Now, you were in the middle of Chris and Martinez.

"How's my favorite lady doing?" Martinez asked slyly, winking at you.

"I'm busy right now, Rick," you said, calling him by his first name. "But I'm doing fine." Out of the corner of your eye you could see Chris clench his jaw- and heard him type really hard. Jesus.

"Aww! I'm sorry, baby, if I intruded," he murmured, kissing your neck.

You made a disgusted face and pulled yourself away from him, bumping into Chris. "I'm not even your girlfriend, Rick. Why do you keep kissing my cheek and neck and putting your arm around me and saying that I'm your baby..?" you rambled.

Chris looked up from his laptop. You knew because you could feel his breath coming down on your head, as he had changed the direction of his focus.

"Jesus, Y/N. I was just trying to flirt," Martinez said, looking all offended- and giggling.

"It's not funny," you mumbled, going back to the paperwork.

He leaned into your ear. "Well then maybe we'll have to do this later." He smirked against your ear which made your blood boil.

"She said no, Martinez," Chris said through clenched teeth, staring him down.

You looked up from your paperwork at Chris. He glanced down at you, smiled, and then looked back up at Martinez with a glare.

"Well she didn't exactly tell you 'yes,'" Martinez murmured, walking away.

You turned to Chris. "Thanks," you murmured, hugging him.

Chris was in shock for a few moments before returning the hug, rubbing your back lightly.

You spoke again. "Sorry that I'm such a baby," you murmured, slightly teary eyed, "but I've always been afraid to speak my feelings about certain..things." You said, hoping that he got the hint.

He smiled warmly at you. "Well, you're definitely not afraid to speak your feelings around me," he giggled, as did you.

"I don't mean the hatred type of feelings, Chris," you giggled. You looked down, remembering the time when it happened. Tears began to form in your eyes.

Chris brought your head up to look at his, his hands finding their way to your shouldered. "Hey! What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" He asked, concerned.

You shook your head, wiping a stray tear. "Just remembering something," you murmured.

He looked at you, confused. "What is it?" He whispered.

You looked into his crystal, blue eyes. "You'll probably never want to talk to me again," you mumbled. "Though, it's not like we talk that much to each other as it is."

"Y/N, tell me," he said with an urgency in his voice.

You took a deep breath.

"I was raped when I was 19."

His face froze, his face falling into a sad look. He brought you to his chest and wrapped his arms around you. You wrapped yours around him, getting lost in his touch. Now you knew why Beth looked so mesmerized when she was leaning into him earlier.