The Alien: Book 1

Chapter 3: An Unexpected Happening

At dawn Iliana and Argus crept alongside the riverbank with her things. When they got up the mountain Argus's ship was still invisible, after he uncloaked it they went inside. When they got inside Iliana looked around so amazed, his ship was huge. He had almost 100 rooms; he had a collection of items from all over the galaxy. He had a menagerie of animals and plants. He had a room full of paintings of different types of species. He even had a museum from each planet; it was categorized from each galaxy. He had a talking pet named Halxar; it was a mixture of a dog and a lion. When Argus sat down at the control room he turned on the ship-or at least tried to. It wouldn't turn on because it was only 63% done with damage repair. After telling Iliana of the news she was a little sad but she knew that it was okay because she was happy she was still leaving. "Well that's okay we can stay the night here, right?" says happy Iliana. "No, the ship has to charge and if we stay here we'll use up the battery and if you want to leave as soon as possible we have to wait." says Argus. "Okay, let's go back to my house, I'll cook you breakfast." says Iliana. When they got out of the ship they heard voices, Argus cloaked the ship fast. When they turned around they saw the villagers coming up the trail with their pitchforks and fires. Iliana rolled her eyes. "You know for idiots they do know how to form a mob." says Iliana. "We have to get out of here, and fast!" says Argus. "There's no other trail down the mountain, what should we do?" says Iliana. Before Argus could answer, the Sheriff and his mob reached the top; "Iliana? Who is this?"
"This...is....my...cousin!" Iliana says happily. "Cousin?" says the Sheriff suspiciously. "Yes I am her cousin, Argus" Argus says nervously. "I didn't know you had family in Australia." says the Sheriff. "Yes he came to visit me, and help me move." says Iliana. "Oh come on that's not her cousin!" says Missy Pringleton. "What, yes he is?" Iliana says nervous, and worried. "Come on, your neighbor said she saw you sneaking around last night and you were with a man." says Missy. "I was not!" says Iliana. "You don't have to lie we all know you were bound to get a boyfriend sometime." says Missy Pringleton. "A-a boyfriend?" says Iliana. "Yes! Argus is not your cousin, he's your boyfriend!" says happy Missy Pringleton. "Yes, I'm her boyfriend, that's why she's moving, because she's coming to live with me." says Argus. "Oh now I understand, wait, why are you up here though?" says Sheriff Loangood. "I was going to propose?" says Argus. "You were?" says Missy. "Yes." says Argus. "Well go ahead, don't let us stop you." says a villager named Adam Hale. "Uh-okay." Argus grabbed Iliana by the hand and got down on one knee; "Iliana Carnus?" says Argus. "Yes?" says Iliana. "Will you make me the happiest man in the universe and marry me?" Argus says sweetly. "Umm, let me think about it." Iliana says playfully. The villagers looked confused and so did Argus. "You have to think about it my dear?" Argus says nervously. "No, I'm kidding! Of coursed I'll marry you!" says Iliana. "Well I pronounce you Mr. and Mrs., What did you say your last name was?" says the village priest. "Trayhoffer." says Argus. "Trayhoffer huh, that's a weird name. I pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. Trayhoffer." says the village priest. The whole village cheered except Markus Hall, who was secretly in love with Iliana. Iliana and Argus brushed through the crowd quickly and made their way down the mountain in a matter of minutes. When they reached the bottom the newlyweds made their way back to Iliana's cottage quickly. When they got in they took off their coats and laughed so hard; "I can't believe they fell for that!" says Iliana. "I know, I can't believe they married us! At least they won't suspect me for being an alien." says Argus. After that conversation Iliana went to the fireplace and grabbed the hot porridge from the pot, while Argus grabbed bowls and spoons. After eating they went on a walk about the town. It was spring so it was a warm and sunny day, the flowers were blooming and the birds were singing. The children were outside running and playing under the sun. The town seemed the happiest it ever had been before. "You know I just might actually miss this town." says Iliana. "Really, I thought you hated it here?" says Argus. "It might just be the people and not the town, its beautiful here. It took me 21 years to see the beauty of it." says Iliana. "Some people don't see it at all, kinda like my parents." says Argus. "What do you mean?" says Iliana. "I wanted to be a traveler but my mother and father wanted me to be king of Pandrax." says Argus. "What did they say when you became an adventurer? They must have been angry." says curious Iliana. "He didn't say anything." Argus says dry. "Why? Sorry if I'm asking too many question." says Iliana. "No its okay. He didn't say anything because I ran away." says Argus. "What! Why did you run away?! They must be so worried about you!" says Iliana. "They didn't respect my dreams and all they wanted me to do is be king and solve all of their problems." says Argus with a little anger in his tone. "Oh, do you ever plan on going back?" says Iliana. "Never." says Argus with a serious tone. Iliana and Argus stopped talking for a while. They walked through the town as Iliana showed him around. She took him to the church, the market, and the pond where they fed the birds. She also took him to meet some of her old friends. They sat at the edge of the town on huge rock to watch the beautiful sunset, and where they shared their first kiss. Iliana was beginning to fall for Argus, and Argus was already in love with her.