You're My King And I'm Your Lionheart (O/O) (Romance/Sci-Fi)

"Okay. But if you do then I'll never trust you again." Kyle raised an eyebrow.

"Why would I even-nevermind. You're too stubborn to discuss this with, you know." she glared.

Kyle shrugged and stood, "So I've been told. But, there were people worse then me."

"I dread to think. Wait here." Suri waved a dismissive hand and walked off into another room.

Kyle sighed, "Where else am I gonna go but here?" He called out.

Suri didn't hear him, however. She entered a kitchen with rounded walls and metallic shelves, various odd machines all over. After chopping and stirring and boiling a wide variety of foodstuffs, she came out with a plate of noodles and a strange but delicious looking sauce, paired with water and a bowl of faintly glowing blue fruit like pomegranates.

“That… actually doesn’t look too bad,” Kyle cracked a small smile, “What are the fruits?”

"We call them Judas Pearls. They're really good, and have a sort of tingly feel like a spark or something when you eat them." she said, bouncing slightly on her heels.

He nodded, "Well… thank-you, Suri."

"It's nothing, really. Listen, I… Parliament needs me, I've spent too long chatting. Omega only knows how selfish I feel right now, but I need to leave for this, it's very important. Are you okay here?" Suri asked.

Kyle nodded, "Yeah, I understand, Madam Imperial. But, seriously, go. I'll be fine. I might take a nap or something after."

"I'm sorry I've been forced to leave so abruptly. Rodan may be around later if you need anything." she said. "The doors aren't locked, but I wouldn't recommend leaving. The building itself is positively labyrinthine, and the city's in uproar at my choice to, well… y'know. I don't want you getting hurt. I'll be back in a few spans, it'll be hardly any time at all. Bye!" she said, exiting through the hallway.

Kyle watched her go, keeping his eyes on the door before turning to the food. He didn't know how hungry he was feeling until he had smelt the food. He devoured it quickly before turning to the window. He still didn't know how he felt about everything. He was on an alien planet! That's crazy. He sighed and shook his head before deciding to take a nap.

Suri came back several spans later, quite a few hours in Earth Time, and closed the door softly. She was exhausted. Rodan seemed to be working late, she didn't look to be anywhere in the living space and Suri probably would have been greeted the second she walked in the door either way. "Kai? I'm back!" Suri called.

Kyle looked up from where he was positioned on the couch, blinking the sleep from his eyes as he did so, "Oh, how'd it go?"

"Terrible. It doesn't matter much. Were you alright here?" Suri asked.

Kyle nodded slowly with a small grimace, "Yeah. I took a nap so I was fine. Maldita sea, ¿Tienes algún analgésico? Mi cabeza me está matando."

"There should be some somewhere. Er, I'll go get it." Damn, it's been like, seven years since I last actually needed to stock up on medical supplies. Where's Rodan's stash? Suri thought to herself, rushing out of the room.

"Gracias…" Kyle muttered, leaning back into the couch.

"Rodan!" Suri hissed when the woman walked in the door. "Suri, what is it?" the other crossed her arms. "Where's your medical kit? Kai needs some painkillers, but I haven't restocked in ages." Suri admitted. Rodan sighed, rubbing her temples with one hand, the other still folded across her chest. "Suri, I already brought some human-compatible meds. Here," she tossed a metal package to Suri, "and you do realize that none of the medications here are anything but compatible with Menti Celesti? I had to put in a special request to get these. Whatever, go to your human. And for the last time, I honestly couldn't care less about his well being!" she snapped at the gleeful look on Suri's face that quickly disappeared per Rodan's orders. Suri returned with the medication, a pushbutton hypodermic. Saying nothing, she stabbed the needle in Kyle's arm, pushed down on the button, and allowed the painkiller to work it's magic, taking out the needle once the container was drained, which had been only a few seconds. "It should work instantly, are you feeling any better? Rodan just got back, by the way." Suri informed.

"Oh great. The emo asshole is back, how thrilling," Kyle sighed, "Thanks for the painkillers, I had a major migraine but it's dulled down a lot."

"She's actually a good person once you get to know her. Loyal, competent, she's the perfect choice for Coordinator of Imperial Security. And she's been my best friend for a while now, saving my life more times than I can count. I'd appreciate if you didn't throw her under the hovercraft, y'know." Suri complained. Rodan sat down in the sitting room on a white plush chair and crossed her legs. "Sorry, did you two want to be alone? Anyways, how was the meeting? Please tell me you didn't offed the entirety of Parliment. Again." Rodan said.

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(sorry, fell asleep)
Kyle rolled his eyes, "If you two are just gonna talk about weird alien parliament stuff then do it in another room. I don't think my brain can take it."

(That's fine. Hope you got plenty of rest.)
"Oh, do be quiet. Anyways, my day's been a bore, nothing but letters and documents, I don't know why they kept me so late." Rodan sighed. "Eulidia again? I know there's that thing with the Gathering-" Suri cut herself off. "Listen, why don't we just go and see what she wants? Besides, I'd like to go myself if only for the food. Besides, I think Jadehound has some information they're not telling us, and I'd like to find out as much as I can from them. Oh, sorry Kyle, this is just some political slush, no need to worry about anything." she said in a tone implying that she was trying to hide something for him to worry about.

Kyle narrowed his eyes, "That's the first time you've called me Kyle while I've been here. Now, I'm no Sherlock Holmes but I can tell something is up. Don't tell me not to worry when I know something is bothering you."

"Just a minor distortion in time, a little bump. Nothing that can't be fixed, but it'll be a little hectic around here until we figure it out." Suri lied, and Rodan gave what she assumed was a reassuring nod, but really was a grimace and a lot of head bobbing.

"Fine. Lie to me then," Kyle mumbled, sighing through his nose, "Weren't you gonna go deal with whatever it was? Don't you want to fix it before things get out of hand?"

"We-ell… it's kinda difficult to… listen, we don't have all the facts, I'm hardly sure what's going on right now as it is, but it'll be fine." another lie, Suri thought.

Kyle's eyes narrowed at her, clearly able to tell she was still lying but he didn't mention it this time, "Right, okay. Whatever you say."