04

« Aw, » A woman sitting next to Alexa mumbled, « how sweet. Not only are they kind enough to let us be with those sexy men, but they’re watching for our health. » She was either a master of sarcasm or actually meant her gratitude ; it was hard to pick up on either.

Alexa rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, « I’m sure you have the wrong idea of what’s happening here, honey. »

She smiled at her, rubbing her fingers the bars on her wrist and said, « I don’t think they’re going to hurt us. »

« They kidnapped us ; how can you not think that ? »

The girl sighed and whispered, « Don’t you think that if they wanted to hurt us, they would’ve already ? And did you not hear when he said that their women died ? »

Alexa pursed her lips, not wanting to start an argument with the stranger and decided to keep her thoughts to herself. Whenever she could get out of that nuthouse, she’d remember to leave her behind. She seemed extremely happy to be in that place.

« My name’s Kelly by the way. »

« Alexa, » she grunted in response.

Just as Kelly turned to reply, the doors behind the General slid open. Kelly let her jaw fall open in surprise and closed it multiple times.

Alexa blinked, not believing the sight before her. If she thought that watching YouTube videos of models in high school was hot, then she definitely had low standards.

« Holy, » Kelly breathed, « oh my goodness ! Alexa, » she whispered, « tell me that I’m not hallucinating and that there are a bunch of sexy guys walking in. »

« Um, » she gulped, rubbing her knuckles against her eyes, « I think they injected us with something because there is no way in hell that men can be that attractive. »

The men were all wearing a black ensemble with intricately designed watches. Their dark blue eyes raked over the women, watching them with interest as they stood in a vertical line. They poised themselves with authority and respect, something that made them even more attractive.

General Jenks cleared his throat at the sudden silence that overcame the room. The tension was so thick that it was almost suffocating. The women found them extremely attractive and the Xrions couldn’t comprehend how the Earth women were so beautiful.

« These are the men that volunteered. They will call out a name and you must go to them ; they will be your partners. When we are finished, we will give you a tour of our community. Due to my second in command, taking you at night we will have to delay the tour. Again, thank you for your cooperation and see you tomorrow when the yellow star rises. »

He turned around, sliding his hand over a scanner and the door opened. The men standing in the room all seemed uncomfortable as they stood still and finally one of them decided to take lead and start calling for his partner. Several others followed and they continued until there were only about seven women left ; Alexa and Kelly being one of the few.

Alexa exhaled in relief. They must’ve miscounted in women and she would be sent back to Seth within the hour. She knew there had to be some sort of mistake and she was glad that they had just taken more women than they had warriors.

Settling back against the bed, she sighed, content that she wouldn’t have to be objectified for the sake of some Aliens not having their women around.

She did have some sympathy for them ; their girlfriends, mothers, and wives died and they were made to resort to mating with humans. She was sure they knew as little about the humans as she knew about them.

Her thoughts were interrupted as the door opened, revealing 6 or so warriors as they slowly stood behind one man. He was tall, like most of the Aliens in the room, and looked fairly like the other men ; dark brown hair and stormy blue eyes, that assessed the room.

The warriors had noticed the dwindled number of human females and knew they were later than they had first thought. They didn’t know how to act around humans, much less those of which they were to be mated with. So, in embarrassment, they stood behind Xander, waiting for him to make his move.

Xander surveyed the beautiful humans around the room, inspecting them. He had been told a few things of the female he was matched with.

She was artistic, she loved an earth snack called Pringles and she liked to listen to something called ‘pop’ music. So, in return for her participation, he ordered his men to get something she could draw on, a few containers of the so called Pringles and had obtained a small device that played music called an iPod.

Deciding it best to find Alexandra Dominick, he took a deep breath and stalked forward. The women were stood, looking at him and his men in a mixture of emotions ; worry, awe and panic. He stalked forward, seeing the tiny brunette gape up at him. That one was clearly in awe more than anything else.

He cleared his throat, looking down into the girls brown eyes, « Are you Alexandra Dominick ? » He asked, hoping he had a lucky guess and got her on the first try. She shook her head, visibly swallowing. He sighed and moved onto the next woman, a skinny redhead with green-blue eyes.

Alexa watched the god-like person talk to a girl a little away from her. She took the time to observe him. Of all the men that had come in behind him, he was clearly the tallest and had broad, manly shoulders and a lean figure ; his muscular arms looked as though they wanted to burst out of the tight black shirt. There was a watch on his wrist, much like what all the other men wore and she came to the conclusion that it was most likely not for telling the time.

The man frowned, looking down at the name on his watch and looked at the remaining women. None of them were Alexandra Dominick and he was starting to get worried. Trent could not have forgotten his partner, could he ?

Xander sighed, clearing his throat again and turned to the blonde woman with the striking green eyes. « Is your name Alexandra Dominick ? »

Alexa shook her head quickly, her heart beating so fast in her chest she felt like she was running a marathon. « Nope, » she pointed to one of the women he had asked, « I think that’s her over there. »

« No, » he muttered, « I already asked her and she said no. »

« Well, » she spluttered, « m-my name’s Wendy. Wendy Wu : Homecoming Warrior. »

He frowned at her nervous expression, but glanced down at the list of the remaining women and said, « There is no ‘Wendy Wu : Homecoming Warrior’ in the list. You are the only woman left ; you have to be Alexandra Dominick. »

She groaned, covering her face and whispered, « I am. »

A bright smile grew on his face and he sighed, relieved. Xander bowed his head respectfully, straightening his back as he spoke confidently. « My name is Xander Nix of the planet Xrion and you have been assigned as my partner. »

She suddenly felt queasy. Her stomach hadn’t been filled because they took her before she could eat the Bolognese, which suddenly reminded her that it must’ve burned. She had worked so damn hard on cooking for Seth just to not eat at all.

Her expression soured at the memory of the fight and she hissed, « My name is Alexa ; call me Alexandra and I will chop your balls off. »

« My balls ? » He frowned, not understanding what she meant.

« Yeah, » she rolled her eyes, « you know ? What you use to…wait, » her eyes widened, « how do you guys even do it ?! »

Xander felt confused and he was usually at the top of everything. « I do not understand what you mean, Alexa. Balls ? What balls are you speaking of ? »