Chapter 17 – A plan is made

The four 'children', because that's how they feel at the moment, sit around a table in the mess hall. They're looking at each other with blank expressions and try to listen to the raised voices above their heads. 'I can't believe Canaan put me with you', it's Aikka that breaks the silence. 'With ús?', Stan is smirking. 'Who the hell do you think you are to talk about us like that', he hisses. The two young men are watching each other with the cautiousness of two enemies who are determine their plans for attack. Eva just signs and just want to try to make peace between the two when the door slides open.

'We made our plans and first we go to the home planet of the Laiin', it's Lucide who stands in the doorway. The four young people are looking at the man in surprise. 'You want to brings us and your ship in danger because you want to pay a visit to the planet of the race that destroyed yours and many more?', Eva asks in utmost rage and worry. 'What? Do you want to die thát bad?' Her unlce grins at the group in front of like a child with Christmas. 'No, ofcourse I don't want to die and you neither, but I think the Laiin en Jordan are somehow connected. We're going to the planet because an good friend of mine and a secret agent has lived there for the past 10 years and will have important information.' Then the man turns around and leaves the mess hall.

'Aikka… ehm hi', mutters Eva again surprised when she finds the Nourasian king inside her chamber. 'We need to talk Eva', the man in front of her start very serious. The young woman waits for more words to come but instead of that her friend takes a fast step forward and put his arms around her. The first urge is to fight this embrace. It reminds her of Jordan and the pain he caused. She tries to push him away and when that isn't working she tries to step back from his grasp. 'Eva, Lucide told me about your nightmares, about what Jordan did to you and your fear of being touched. But please be not afraid of me, my friend, I will help you overcome this all', he whispers in her ear. Completely stunned the earthling is standing still for a few minutes, just letting him embrace her. Then, slowly the pain and horrors of the last weeks begin to fall of her. Now it's her turn to firmly grip the man with both hands and she begins to cry.

The two of them are standing like that for a very long time, until Eva feels that her knees are getting weak. Exhausted, but satisfied, she sits on the bedside and let Aikka know that he has to sit beside her. 'Thank you, Aikka. This was exactly what I needed. I felt and still feel so humiliated about what I let my former partner do to me. I wish so badly to forget everything and replace those memories with better ones. 'I….I just….', then she stops talking at all and the only thing she does is bending towards the king and press her lips upon his. Aikka put one arm around her waist and gently pulls her body against his own. The other softly brushes her cheeks and through her hair. Their kiss deepens, Eva moves a bit unsure and their connection is broken. 'What happened, my Earth princess?', The man in front of asks. 'I'm sorry it's just…', Eva is trying to find the right words to put her feelings clearly apart. When she finds out there is no other way she just whispers: 'I have kissed more man and with some man I did a lot more than just that. But now that I'm again in your presence I feel unsure, as like it was during the Great Race. I don't know how to kiss an alien king of for that matter get much intimate then kissing.' Aikka only laughs softly, kisses her forehead and then focus back at the woman in front of him. 'Maybe you don't need to think or ask questions. Maybe you just need to what your heart is telling you and then act', his words reaches Eva's ears and the next moment they're kissing again. Only this time they interrupt nothing…

'Wake up Eva!', shouts Don Wei at her bedroom door. With the speed of a racket the young woman awakens immediately and before Aikka has any idea what is happening he finds himself on the floor at the window side of the bed. His lover is lying in front of him to hide the king from the sight f the door. At the moment he want to ask what in hell name is happening her room's door slides open. 'Eva! Wake up girl! We are almost at the planet of the Laiin. We need to pick up that agent and then run like the devil is behind us', Don Wei is busy explaining everything while he strolls through her chamber. Eva gets the sheets a bit higher to cover her naked body and she can only wish her father will not ask. 'Dad! I need to get dressed! Get out of my room!', she plays the angry young daughter. Luckily her father leaves the room at the same moment and she jumps up from the bed and get dressed. 'That was a very close call Aikka', she laughs, while she look with the help of her mirror at him. He also is changing an just when to of them are finished and they want to sneak out of the bedroom the door opens again. Again with an incredible speed the king finds himself being pressed into a big wardrobe this time. 'Eva!', it's the manager again. 'What is it this time dad?', she asks irritated. 'Canaan can't find Aikka? You don't know to happen where he is, right?', he asks suspiciously. Eva lets out a deep sight. 'And why should I know where that king is?' Don is looking through the entire room this time and finish his search by looking at his daughter. 'Maybe because….', he is being cut of by Eva. 'Because as a matter of fact I have seen him dad. I saw him early this morning passing by on his way to G'dar.' Don Wei leaves for the second time that morning Eva's room and when he is gone Aikka comes grinning out of the wardrobe. 'That was a nice Eva. Now I only have to get there first. I'll see you soon again', he says and as a goodbye he kiss her.

After an hour all the members on the ship are meeting at the bridge of the little spaceship. In front of them partly behind the moon, that serves as their hiding place, a big planet is shown. 'Over there you she the home planet of Laiin, called Lainn. From now on there be will be no dangerous games of things being transmitted, because they watch their own space as a bunch of freaking hawks. Be are only here to pick up the secret agent and then we have to fly for our lives. Today I'll go to the surface with the other three and see how the things are down there. When we get back we'll decide what has t be done', after Lucide finishes his story everybody leaves the bridge. 'Eva. I want to talk to you before you go', he says as he sees Eva leaving as the last one…