Starman chapter 4

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Relena shot up straight, dumping covers on the floor. She didn?t know what had awoken her, but a path of chills twisted up her spine and raised the hair on her neck. She breathed as softly as she could, stretching her hearing to see what, if anything, was amiss. Hearing nothing, she let go of a breath she hadn?t been aware of holding, and forced a nervous laugh.

?I forgot to lock the sliding-door, didn?t I??

Another crash snatched her attention with envious greed. Her eyes widened in the dark, and her jaw opened. As quietly as she could, she reached for the dresser and grabbed the pistol Heero had insisted she have with her at all times. Moving as silently as she could, she made her way to where the crash had sounded. She rubbed her eyes, trying to expel the remaining haze of alcohol. She noticed a pattern of lights flickering in the vid room, and made her way to stand behind the couch. And there. On the floor, a wreathing mass of? something, froze her in an icy terror. Shaking, she barely managed to grip the couch to support her quaking legs. Trembling, all she could do was watch in mortified fascination as the thing grew and changed shape.

It, it almost looks like a small child?

The child-thing flailed until it could stand on two legs, still too short for its body, and reached a hand to support itself. As it turned, one leg grew out of proportion to the body before the other could catch up, and the child tumbled to the floor once again. It caught itself before it fell completely, and attempted to stand once more. This time, equilibrium was obtained, and the body remained upright as it continued to grow. Not a child any longer, but a young boy. He was still morphing, and was bent over in what appeared to be pain. Relena caught herself reaching out a hand and quickly retracted it. She stared at her fingers, as if confused as to why they were involved in such a reckless act before turning her attention to the boy again. Only this time, he was a man. He turned and through a shock of untamed hair, pierced the air around her with wild, alien eyes.

[kawaiiemogirl]

This is getting really good. I'm enjoying it.