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Entry 331

Barely graduated, I was flown to Earth and forced to spend two whole weeks studying English and customs of this world before my parents would let me meet their friends and see their home. The island was pleasant, of course—my parents weren’t out to torture me—but there was so much more to see! Other than the world of my people, I rarely had spent two whole weeks on a single planet in the past six years and typically saw far more of each in that time

When we finally left the island, I couldn’t restrain from giggling at the local transportation. The airplanes were ponderous things that could’ve been made by teams of children back home. I knew this planet would be lacking in basic technology, but… this was so silly, knowing the fleets my parents owned.

I was amazed at the simple boxiness of most buildings we passed, making me wonder if most humans simply lacked any design sense. Of course, there were so many missing materials in this world… My parents had drilled a list of things I couldn’t talk about into me even more than the language I’d be speaking at home. I didn’t bother asking them “Why!?” much, knowing there would be some overly complicated plan that probably stretched several lifetimes for most species I knew. My parents weren’t normal.

“Is that really the house?” I exclaimed, finally seeing the building in person. I knew what and whom I’d find inside already from the lessons, but seeing this in person was fantastic. When Mom nodded, I said, “It’s huge!” Sure, we passed larger buildings on the way here, but this one was my home now. Plus, my home actually had some style, despite being blocky. The fountain in the front was beautiful, and the hedges were exquisitely sculpted.

“Your father and I will be occupying the second and third floor of the center part. We’re letting you have your way with my old wing in the West.” reminded Mom as she pointed to the West Wing.

“And the first floor is for everyone, right?” I verified.

“Sure is.” stated Daddy with a smile.

My parents were unbelievably quick, but they drew out acting normal exhaustingly. I was already bouncing at the front doors before they were out of the car. Glancing up, I noticed the the ceiling was gorgeous.

“Z-, er… Daddy, what’s with all these umm…” I started, struggling to find the word after accidentally starting off in the wrong language.

“Engravings. They’re telling a story about a wonderful woman.” he replied as he finally caught up.

“Who are you?” asked a girl inside as she jogged up to me. She had brightly-dyed hair—humans don’t have such a range of hair colors—and a beautiful face with large, deep blue eyes that seemed to sparkle as she looked at me.

“You must be Emma!” I exclaimed, ignoring the whisper from behind me for now. I ran up, hugged her, and kissed her, enjoying the strange taste on them. “I’ve heard so much about you!”

Her face turned red, and her smile made her even more beautiful. “Good things?” she asked, seeming bashful. She was surprised, but I felt a longing I knew in her.

“Emma, Raine… meet Dani.” stated Daddy.

I turned to find Raine next to me. “You’re the fluffy one!” I exclaimed, admiring the voluminous hair beneath her adorable, eared hood. I hugged her and kissed her forehead. Then I pushed back the hood and gently petted her hair.

“Y-You… sm-smell good.” she mumbled in reply, shaking slightly under my touch. She was nervous, but not so much to be really disturbing. She almost seemed to vibrate to my senses, as if her feelings were an ever-changing flood. There was something else in there too, walled away where I couldn’t quite sense it.

“Guys, James and Alma are back, and they brought someone new!” exclaimed a much taller girl with dark reddish-orange hair. Brenna!

“Sooo fluffy!” I told Raine, continuing to play with her hair. The softness was amazing, and she had relaxed somewhat. There were places in my home galaxy where people would pay fortunes for such exquisite hair, using it in all manner of things.

Following Brenna out of what should be the ballroom were Portentia, Maxine, and Cosette. They were all so easy to recognize. I had seen their pictures, but the pictures really didn’t do them justice. Portentia’s skin and lips were almost perfectly white. Her eyes were such a pale blue that they almost seemed white at this distance. Maxine’s eyes were covered, but her curly hair in light brown shades was unmistakable. Mom had told me that the curls were natural! Cosette wasn’t human, though I couldn’t tell from just looking. Her hair was darker brown and far more elegant. Her eyes, nearly as dark as Emma’s, were studying me.

“Dani, don’t upset Raine.” warned Mom.

“Sorry, Mom. I’m just excited!” I admitted, reluctantly letting Raine go. I wanted to tilt up her chin and kiss her properly, but my parents strictly forbade me from kissing Raine, warning me that something dangerous could happen. “Raine’s hair is spectacular.” Turning to Emma, I quickly told her “Of course, so is yours, Emma!”

As I moved to greet the others, Daddy grabbed me, easily holding me back with one hand. “Everyone, this is Dani Lyshaa Somerset. Alma and I adopted her while we were away.” he announced.

“Adopted!? Isn’t she around our age?” asked a blond-haired boy with lovely green eyes. Jarod… I could talk with him about some basic technology. The girls on his arms, with their wavy black hair and golden brown eyes, were obviously Ai and Mai. There was a slight difference in eye color between them when compared in photographs, but I couldn’t tell from this angle.

Unfortunately, Daddy hadn’t let me go yet. Still addressing everyone, he said, “Yes, but adopting her was the easiest way to get her into the country. Aaliyah assured me that all of the paperwork has been pushed through already, so she’s officially our child. Please help her as she acclimates to things around here and tell me if she gets into too much trouble.”

“Can I be there when you tell your parents?” asked Cosette with a playful smile. She seemed fun! What were the lips of a… a… The word eluded me, but I knew she fed on blood. Her full lips demanded kisses.

“They’ll be here this evening, so any of you who aren’t working might be around.” replied Daddy. “One last announcement that my parents will soon be privy to as well…” he started, stopping dramatically to look at Mom.

“James, really… I thought we’d tell your parents first.” she stated, shaking her head and rolling her eyes. Then she sighed and said, “Fine. I suppose they might as well find out first. I’m pregnant.”

Despite knowing about Mom’s pregnancy, I couldn’t help feeling the shock and excitement as well, joining in on the applause. There was so much happiness around me that I already loved this place.

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Dani Lyshaa Somerset had the most unique scent I had encountered up until now. With vibrant, dark blue hair and pale pink hair, she obviously wasn’t human, but she wasn’t any other species I knew. Her organs weren’t even in quite the same places. I shuddered as part of my brain considered how I knew.

Pushing those thoughts waaaaaay back in my mind, I continued watching as she excitedly asked if Maxine was “the criminal”, hugging her without a care. When Portentia tried to warn her to be careful, she pulled Portentia into the hug as well. There was an almost contagious excitement about Dani, and she bounced around as if that excitement was trying to burst out of her body, keeping her from staying still.

The way she looked at each of us, even me, was almost predatory, like she wanted to passionately jump us. Then she’d look at James and Alma with such innocent adoration that scenarios built up in my mind, comparing to be sure this was the same person in all instances.

I felt drawn to her and was tempted to warn the others why. Dani was emitting extremely potent pheromones, less potent ones wouldn’t be affecting me. I could purge them from myself, but… the feeling was somewhat pleasant. If biologists knew of this, they’d certainly want to study her. James definitely knew she’d need protection, but… Adoption?

Dani looked like a teenager, but I couldn't be certain if she actually was one or not. The fey looked anywhere from child-like to barely-an-adult, and they were at least a couple thousand years old. Quietly dismissing the thoughts of wanting her to come back to pet my hair some more, I mentally accepted the quest to help protect her.

“Lady Pendreigh…” started—I quickly compared the the twins and returned to where I was—Mai.

“Girls, just call me Alma. I’m married. Let’s drop titles and formalities while at home.” insisted the-one-who-looked-like-Alma-but-couldn’t-be.

I examined her completely without finding a single discrepancy between the Alma I knew and this one, ignoring how advanced the fetus was inside her. Two weeks? Was this from her being part fey? Maybe from the Slayer heritage? I considered asking the Princess as scenarios split off from the original task to consider the pros and cons of sitting through one of the Princess’ explanations. Shoving thoughts of how I knew what I did of Alma’s insides right next to the other unfortunate information in the back of my mind, I went back to where I was, trusting that James knew his wife well enough to recognize if an imposter had replaced her. I certainly was at a loss. Watching Ai and Mai’s expressions gradually form on their faces, the wide-eyed glancing showed them to be completely surprised as well.

“A-Alma…” stuttered Ai.

Watching Dani, Mai continued saying, “Not to be rude, but…”

“What’s with my skin?” questioned Dani, looking ready to pounce them in excitement.

“And hair.” stated the twins in unison.

“All natural!” exclaimed Dani proudly as she bounded over to the twins. “Be jam.”

“Jelly.” corrected James.

“Jealous” insisted Alma just as James spoke.

Dani barely nodded to her parents before holding out a hand to each twin and saying, “Pleased to meet you all. Mom told me not to kiss you because you’re married.”

I was ready to snatch her a way if she leaned even a millimeter closer to Jarod, quite certain that she was tempted to kiss him as she stood almost on top of him. Jarod backed behind his wives, looking comically like he wanted his wives to protect him. Ai and Mai seemed to feel the same way, shifting slightly closer together. When Dani offered him a hand, he reached between his wives to shake it.

“I actually warned you against kissing people at random, since many will find it confusing and even disturbing.” corrected Alma, though she sounded amused.

Dani looked at her with wide, pleading eyes as she said, “But they’re all so pretty…”

“Behave.” chided James, sounding as if he had told her this a thousand times. Striding toward the ballroom, he said, “Let’s get you set for playing that game I’ve been telling you about before my parents arrive.”

“Yes!” exclaimed Dani, excitedly hugging his arm and following him.

There were so many dead end scenarios in my head that I gave up trying to understand what had happened in the past two weeks. Alma seemed to be an upgraded model. I would watch and see if that was true. Dani… Thousands of questions were shooting through my brain about her. Alma was staring after Dani and James with such love that I had to fight a spark of jealousy, obliterating the naughty feeling. My own mom had never looked at me like that.

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