Within an Alien's Grasp

Demitri grinned and turned to start walking towards his class. "See you there then!" he called out behind him.

She waved slowly, feeling her heart drop into her stomach. What was she getting herself into? The walk out of the college was an odd one, the looks just kept coming, whispers that were completely audible, etc. Katya made it to her high school, but apparently her visit with the college guy was already spreading like wildfire. Maybe it was the kids bombarding her with questions -- mostly the girls -- but she soon came to realize this was the worst school day AND slowest for that matter she had ever experienced.

After school got out, she walked straight home. Dinner with a college student... and he was paying, was this a date? Katya pushed that thought straight from her mind, he had made it clear that it was just a thank you for helping him pass his test with flying colors. She nodded back at herself in the mirror, "Eet ees joost deenayr." She had on a gray sweater dressthat had long sleeves and came down to 3 inches above her knees, black opaque tights and a pair of black flats. Her hair was put into a clip, soft tendrils falling on their own. Katya took a breath in, letting it fill her lungs, "All reeght, hayr Ee go." And with that, she walked out the door with her book bag on her shoulder.

Demitri got home early that afternoon and went straight to his room to finish his report and get ready for the evening. His mother came home at her usual time, right as he was finishing up. He was in the bathroom shaving when the elder woman walked by and laughed softly.

"You have a date tonight baby?" Linda Varkis asked as she leaned against the door frame.

Demitri smiled and shook his head as he finished.He picked up the test he had sitting beside him and handed it to his mother. "Not really. I'm just taking my tutor out for a celebratory 'Thanks for the help' dinner."

Linda nearly jumped for joy at the sight of the perfect score. The woman set the paper down and quickly wrapped her son in a bear hug that would have cut off his breathing had she been a few years younger. "Oh honey, that's wonderful!" Linda said excitedly.

Demitri laughed and pulled himself free of his mother's crushing grasp. "I thought you'd be excited." He put away his razor and slid around his mother, giving her a peck on the cheek on his way by. "Now, I need to get out of here before I'm late."

Linda laughed softly and followed her son to the front door. "Alright sweetie. Have fun!"

Katya loved evening walks, the early dew drops on the grass, the first stars of the evening, the moon, crisp air... everything about night she loved. It wasn't cold, but refreshing as she crossed the street to the musuem. Katya looked at her watch, '30 minutes...'. She bit her lip, knowing she wouldn't have as much time as she wanted at the museum. So instead, she just went into the restaurant.

The young girl was greeted warmly by the host-boy and asked if she was with the party. She looked at him shyly and ringed a sleeve between two fingers, "Oom, Ee am mayting weez a voung man by zay name of Demitri." The host-boy nodded while smiling, "Ah yes, Mr. Demitri, nice lad. He has set up a reservation for two, come this way, please." Katya followed him, bewildered by the fact that Demitri had made a reservation.

Demitri checked his watch as he jogged the five miles to the Museum. He had 25 minutes to make it the last mile. He'd be there in plenty of time and still be able to change before Kayta got there.

He had decided to place his nice clothes in his backpack and wear his basketball shorts and muscle shirt so they didn't end up smelling funky during the jog.

"I just hope she isn't early."

She was escorted to a small, two-seater table with candles and a small floral center piece... but no Demitri. Katya didn't expect him to be early, it was just how she was to be at least half an hour a head of schedule. Once seated, she placed the linen napkin in her lap and took a sip of water that was encompassed within a crystal glass.

Katya set down the glass and examined the establishment closer. It was an extremely nice restaurant, a lot nicer than she had expected it to be; undoubtedly, she was impressed. She glanced at her watch, '15 minutes'. Demitri didn't seem like the 'late' sort, so she was expecting him to be on time. So while she waited, she took out one of the books she picked up earlier that day and begun to read.

Demitri growled as he checked his watch. He had just reached the restaurant with 15 minutes to spare. He would have been there five minutes earlier, but he had stopped to take care of a minor 'pest' problem. He shook his left hand and noticed his knuckles were slightly scuffed thanks to the punch he had blocked with one of a much greater power, but he had received a bit of damage himself thanks to his own strength.

He sighed and opened the front door. As he walked in Marcus, the head waiter, smiled at him. "Ah, Demitri. Right on time. Your date arrived about a half hour ago."

Demitri cursed to himself and looked over to the table and noticed Kayta looking around. "Thanks for the warning." Demitri rushed past the entryway and headed into the restrooms to get cleaned up. Hopefully she wouldn't notice his hand.

Katya looked at her watch... Demitri should've been there by now. She shrugged, apparently she miss judged him, but that didn't matter, at least she had her books.

Demitri looked at his watch and swore. It took him 10 minutes to change and get cleaned up enough that his scent wasn't a five foot barrier around him. it was still noticeable, but it'd have to do.

Demitri was still trying to get his hair to cooperate when he suddenly froze. 'Why am I getting so worked up about this anyway? I mean it's not like this is a date or anything. I'm just thanking her for helping me... right?'

He sighed and gave up on his bangs and decided to check his purple shirt and make sure it looked right. It was perfect, except fr the fact that he was uncomfortable with it done up like this. He quickly undid the sleeves and rolled them up past his elbows before undoing the top few buttons. This revealed the black undershirt with a pendant hanging off his neck fully visible, unfortunately this also allowed a bit more of his masculine scent to escape.

Finally approving of his outfit, he pulled a stray hair from his black slacks and walked out of the restroom and headed over to the appointed table. "Sorry I'm late, I ran into a bit of a speed bump along the way," he said with a smile as he snapped the girl out of her thoughts.

Katya was a tad startled, she was already through half of the book. She looked up at him, her face already turning slightly pink. He looked different, in a good way though. "Oh, eet ees alreeght, Ee wasn't waiting too long." She laughed at his cocked eyebrow that told her he knew how long she had been waiting.

Demitri chuckled and sat down int he seat across the small table from her. He took a sip of his melted water and placed his napkin in his lap. "Well no matter how long you've been here, I should have been here sooner."

He waved a waitress over, a pretty little alien girl with light green skin and a symbol on her forehead. He ordered two drinks. They were something that nobody else ever ordered because it wasn't on the menu, however everybody that worked there knew him so they were all trained how to make it.

"Yes sir." The woman turned and headed back to the kitchen, her long thin tail waiving slowly behind her.

"What deed vou joost ordayr?" Katya asked, perplexed, "Ee do not say eet on zee maynoo." She looked up at him, and then back down at her menu. "No, eet ees not on zee maynoo... Do vou come hayr oftayn?"

Demitri chuckled and nodded. "Yeah actually. I often try and come up with excuses to come here. Normally I will bring my mom here after she's had a hard day. It's not often I get a chance to bring somebody my age here."

The waitress brought back the drinks and placed one in front of Kayta. "Here you are. Would you like to order yet Demitri?"

He shook his head and the girl walked off to take care of another table. "Try it. I created it myself and want somebody's opinion other then my own."

The drinks arrived and Katya stared at it... it was an odd brownish/blue color and totally... mushy looking. Katya looked up at Demitri with her nose wrinkled slightly, "Oom... zees ees zee dreenk?" She pointed to the tall glass of disgusting goo.

Dimitri chuckled. "Yeah. I'm still trying to figure out the looks, but the taste is what's really important." He lifted his own glass and took a sip.

Katya watched him do this with mild distaste... though he seemed to enjoy it. She looked down at her own glass of icky goo, reaching out a hand she grabbed the glass and brought it to her lips. "Eef Ee Day, always raymaymbayr eet was vour faoolt." At that, she let the thick drink slid into her mouth.

Demitri chuckled and set his glass down. "Just because it looks lousy doesn't mean it's poisonous." he watched as Kayta swallowed. "So? What do you think?"

She was really experiencing it, letting it set on her tongue, and then adding pressure, feeling the texture. Once she swallowed, she looked at the glass and then nodded. "Eet ees actooly vayry good, eet steel looks deesgoosteeng though." Katya said half laughing, "Boot raylly, eet ees good."

Demitri laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I really need to try and figure out how to fix it's looks, but I'm glad you enjoy it."

As Demitri finished talking, the green skinned waitress returned with a small appetizer plate. "Have you two decided what you would like to eat yet?"

Katya didn't even realize that she hadn't so much of looked at her menu the whole time she was there. She blushed and picked it up, "Oom, not yayt." She said while putting the menu a tad above her face. "Sorry." Katya said to the alien waitress, smiling shyly.

The waitress giggled softly and began walking away.

"Sharron, could you bring us a couple glasses of water?"

The Alien girl smiled in return and nodded. "Yes sir."

Katya watched the girl leave and then looked back at Demitri. "Shay ees so eentayraysteeng, Ee have nayvayr scayne an alayeen zat had aneemaleesteec extraymadays." You could see and hear the excitement while she was talking.

Demitri chuckled. "And she's pretty fun to hang with as well. If you want I can set up a day for you two to get to know each other a little better."

Her face went completely red as her mouth dropped, "Oh no, no, no! Ee coold not do zat! Eet woold bay leek an eenvaseeon of preevacy." She cleared her throat and set her menu down and took a sip of water, "Anyway, Ee have all ze eenformateeon reeght hayr." Katya motioned to her bag.

"Are you kidding me?" Sharron asked from directly behind Kayta, causing the girl to jump. "You'll never understand the various species that live in this galaxy." The female set down the glasses of water and winked at the girl. "I would be glad to make a new friend anyway."