The Earth Boy [Ned Leeds x Male!Reader]

FOUR

"Do you need help carrying that?" Ned asked curiously, pointing at my ship.

"Unless you have super strength then no," I replied. Walking back towards my ship, I held the middle part firmly. The contents inside began rustling before it was finally above my head. Ned watched me with such awe in his eyes.

Thanks to Beastial's strength, I can lift almost anything. The bigger you are, the more strength you have. Although, Dad never really had that because he had brains, and Uncle Roxar had speed. But, according to Dad, this strength came from his mother.

"Cool right?" I couldn't help but smirk.

"Yeah, definitely cool!" He agreed while having a gaped mouth. "You can lift heavy stuff just like my best friend."

I blinked. Does he have other Beastial friends? Or are they just humans with super strength? Either way, I guess not all humans are weak. Maybe one day I'll meet them.

"Lead me to your Grandpa's house, will ya?" I stated, "I want him to see this immediately."

"Oh, right, absolutely!" Ned nodded, snapping out of his daze. He started walking up front with me trailing behind. More trees, leaves and grass appeared as we continued. There were even some colorful plants that stood out from the greenness. Are those meant to be flowers?

"I never got your name." He stopped, turning back at me. "You know mine, so--"

I interrupted his sentence, telling him my name. Hearing this, Ned blinked his eyes. Soon enough, a slow smile appeared on his face.

"That's a nice name, I like it." He complimented while still smiling. I slightly flinched. Nobody has ever complimented me on such a simple thing before. Do humans do this on a daily basis? Do they normally praise other creatures? Watching him, I noticed that he had a very genuine look on his face.

"Thanks." I nodded at the compliment.

"So, what kind of alien are you?" Ned inquired, "And, what's your planet like?"

"I'm a half-Beastial." I answered, "My planet is kind of like yours."

And, that was how our conversation went. Ned was asking a lot, and I mean, a lot of questions while I answered them all to the best of my abilities. By that, I mean short, sweet and to the point. There was no way I'm telling this guy I steal.

Besides, why would I tell him in the first place? It's not any of his business to know who I am and what I do. And, if Earth's policing system is just like in space then he would've snitched by now. Or maybe not? To be honest, I don't really know what Ned would do if he found out.

"We're almost there," He notified, "Just a couple more steps!"

I nodded and trudged on the trail. As we kept on going, I saw a really beautiful fluttery creature. Its wings were big with beautifully marked designs, and colours mixed of orange and black. The way the fluttery creature flapped graciously in the sunlight was very mesmerizing.

The flapper eventually fluttered close to me and landed on my nose. My eyes widened before gently placing my ship down. A tiny creature like this, close to me, must not fear death at all. Because right now, I'm about to sneeze. However, I don't want to.

At the corner of my eye, I saw Ned get out his phone to snap a photo. Wrinkling my nose, the flapper released its tiny grip on me before flying away. I sneezed in my arm before watching it disappear into the forest.

Darting my head back at Ned, I arched my eyebrow disapprovingly and crossed my arms. Jeez. Now I'm gonna look so stupid in that photo.

"Why did you take my picture?" I inquired, glaring softly.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist." Ned smiled sheepishly, showing me the picture. My eyes crossed with a curious look on my face while my jaw dropped slightly. Just as I predicted, I'm a fucking dork in that picture. I highly doubt that he would take another. "It looked really awesome and also that's a butterfly."

"A butterfly?" I repeated, "Cool."

"Yeah." He nodded, "Do you have butterflies in your planet?"

"I think so..." I trailed off. "But, on my planet, they're called flappers."

"Do flappers look like butterflies?" Ned continued.

"They have similarities." I shrugged.

Carrying my ship again, we finally arrived at Ned's grandparents' home. It was a little house that just had that old-timey look. Hopefully, they don't freak out when they see me here.