Same Planet but Different Worlds

Chapter 21 Outside

Flynn's POV

The pungent smell of the damp soil seeps into my nostrils as I start to feel my body waking up from that smell alone. I try to stretch out my tingling leg that feels as if it has been just as asleep as I have been all night long. I feel good, I surprisingly got some great sleep, which never happens for me, but I feel that the relaxation or just the straight exhaustion has taken over my entire body, which is exactly what I needed to get some sleep.

Once my leg stretches all the way out, I feel a shooting pain surging through my limb, causing me to groan out as my leg jolts back out of automatic reaction. That is before I hear a mildly loud sigh coming from on top of me. My eyes fly open out of shock and horror, as I look down seeing stunning Kaya snuggled into my side with her head lying on my chest. I let out the breath I never knew I was holding in, feeling only relief hitting me at the sight of her.

She adjusts on top of me, looking incredibly angelic in this calm and quiet moment. Her hair is slightly sticking up as she smirks about something going on in her dreams, letting those petal lips take my attention more than they probably should, wondering how soft they must be since every inch of her skin is softer than I ever thought it would be. She is probably the most beautiful creature I have ever laid my eyes on. I cannot think of anything more beautiful.

Her unmatched beauty is only surpassed by her incredible mind. I never thought talking with a woman would be anything like that. She is incredibly smart and keeps my mind reeling with every move she makes. She doesn't have to say a word for me to know that she is doing something I probably have never seen or heard of before. Her ambition and independence is intoxicating. I want to talk to her as much as I can, just to pick her brain, to know what she knows, but I would hate to bother her ever.

It seems like she knows so much and way more than me, it is mind-blowing to know this, especially with how I was raised thinking women didn't have very many thoughts in their heads at all. It makes me wonder if all the women in her colony are like that or if she is just one of a kind. I can't imagine anyone could be as amazing as she is, but you never know. I had never met a woman like her until I met her.. So who really would know?

I notice her humming out as her fingertips caress over the cloth on my chest which automatically sends a chill through me. She hums again before she says something softly, under her breath, but I can't hear what was said. She says it again as I can feel my ears straining trying to figure out what she is saying. Maybe it's what she is dreaming about. Her leg stretches out before bending back up just to automatically intertwining with mine, which naturally sends a tinge of pain through my leg, but honestly, I like this too much to care.

I reach for her head, gently pushing the soft silky hair that is darker than the night, out of her gorgeous and peaceful face. I push it back enough to tuck it behind her ear, she hums out again in her songbird voice that sings beautifully when reaching my ears, "F..lynn." My eyes widen as I watch a grin appear on her face before she takes in a deep breath. She lets it out as her eyes slowly flutter open before automatically connecting with mine.

I watch her face redden as if she may be embarrassed by seeing me staring at her. I watch her quickly sit up and look away, "I'm sorry.. I wasn't trying to bother." She states under her breath as I respond without hesitation, "Not a bother at all.. I swear." Her head is shaking before she starts wiping the dirt off of her body. "But you were waiting on me." She declares, glancing back at me as I reply with the most casual tone I can up with so she doesn't feel bad. "I had just woke up right before you.. don't worry about it because I am not."

Her head hesitantly nods for a moment before she stands up and stretches, giving me a good look at her body. The glow of that fire didn't do her beauty any justice. She is stunning in every sense of the word. Her long gorgeous hair meets her hips that are wide but look curvy, shapely or maybe well-rounded is the better description. She has voluptuous hips that meet some thick thighs that look too good to ignore, tasty even. I just want to take a bite out of those.

I observe her turning around as she looks down at me, showing her eyes that are big and sparkling, even with the deep brown and doe-like shape of them. They look as if they are calling to me since my eyes are always glued to hers. "I will go out and try to find us something to eat. You need nourishment just as much as I do." She declares as she starts to walk past me on a mission, but she doesn't know her way around here.

This is a dangerous area, especially for her, since we are still within the boundaries of my compound. I instantly reach up as she is passing me, grabbing her hand tight within mine to stop her movements. "No, Kaya.. please don't go.. let me.. it's dangerous for you out there." She looks at our intertwined hands then back to me, not letting my hand go as she replies, "Well it would be dangerous for you too." I can feel her thumb softly rubbing over my hand as she stares at me.

I can see her mind reeling as she looks from the door then back to me. I think trying to figure out her next steps, so maybe I can stop them. "But Kaya.. I don't want anything to happen to you." I say this trying to convey exactly why I don't want her doing that. She looks to the side before back at me as she kindly states. "But.. I feel the same about you.. So how do we solve this and get something to eat?" I like that she thinks of me like I do her, that makes my feelings feel not so insane.

"We could.. just go together.. look around and see what we can find.. while keeping an eye out on the guards that are doing the perimeter checks.. if all else fails and we can't find anything or there is too much to worry about, we will just come back to spend an eternity.. here.. together." I playfully suggest as I watch her lips emerge into a smile a never expected. Her smile is huge and looking even more beautiful than before when I never thought was possible.

"Ok.. that sounds like a very intriguing plan.. So we will see where it leads us.. So come on, let's go.. waiting on you." She says even more playfully causing my smile to grow as big as hers. She has her nose held up high while tapping her toe, showing how much she is waiting on me as I try to go fast, jumping up then groaning out in pain at the drastic movements. She instantly drops her joke, jumping to my side to help me up.

"Oh.. Flynn are you ok?" she asks helping me up as I realize I'm still smiling at her, not caring about the pain shooting through me, at least for the moment. All that I can think about is the attention and care she is giving me without hesitation. "Never better." I say as she looks from my wound to me, then doing a double take realizing I'm staring at her as I was talking about her. Her face reddens once more while she helps me to my feet, then slowly lets me go as I'm standing on my own.

She nervously looks from me to the door before turning away to face the door. She sees the knife on the ground that was from my shoulder, so she grabs it and slides it under the side of her pants. "I'm ready whenever you are." She softly says now, fidgeting with her thumbs nervously. I limp past her as I slowly opened the door and glancing out, not seeing anything. So I opened it for her to exit in front of me as I shut the door behind us. I pass her quickly, grabbing her hand and pulling her behind me as we slowly and cautiously sneak out of the covered area, looking out and about for something to eat.

We have to hide only occasionally, mostly because I know what the trails are that the men take, at least for the most part. But we have not been noticed, luckily for us. I take us to the popular areas to find some small game, but there is not much activity, especially since I know most of the activity happens at night around these spots. I was just hoping that we would get lucky and find something before we got too far from our little structure we were camping out at.

There was a part of me that was hoping we could stay in there for as long as possible, because I was really starting to like having a place just for the two of us. But with no food around to claim, I am afraid that we might have to keep moving out further.. Which means that we will both be out of our comfort zones in this place where we have developed many enemies together. But that doesn't mean we can't make that work.

"We are going to have to go out further.. it doesn't look like there is much food around here." I declare before glancing back to see that she is nodding with me. "Such a shame.. I was really liking the idea of spending lots of time with you in that structure." I declare with the little bit of confidence I have in me and my words as I glance back again just to see she is smirking before glancing up at me. "I found the idea intriguing as well."

"Well then, since we both like the idea of being like this for many days to come, and hopefully longer, then we should just run away together now.. just the two of us." I state again but this time with seriousness even though a smile is encased on my face. "That is something to consider." she says to me before squeezing my hand tight in hers. I smile even bigger at that action, giving me a tinge more confidence as I say, "Just think about it.. things could be fun and exciting away from everything we have ever known."

"I like what I have known, the comfort that it brings. I like family.. but I am always willing to bring new people into my way of life." she states sounding nervous. I think she is talking about bringing me with her, to her compound. "Or we could just create everything we want with each other.. Start new and fresh with nothing bringing us down." I say as she clears her throat to respond I would assume, before I hush her. I pull her arm and bringing her to me as we hid behind a big tree.

I hear the leaves cracking under weight as voices are heard. I wrap my arms tight around her, making sure she is pressed against me so tight that we would look as if we were only one being. I can see men walking past as I duck back, pushing us further out of sight. I can hear the men's voices fading away in the distance before I let out a deep breath, whispering. "That was close." I look down noticing her nodding head as my hand rubs over her back for a moment before we can start this trek back up.