{"id":2734,"date":"2022-06-02T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2022-06-02T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:42:38","slug":"amber-one-chapter-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mazimai.com\/?p=2734","title":{"rendered":"Amber One – Chapter 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chapter 11<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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I soon learn they only have instrumental music and have never heard singing before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan you sing?\u201d I turn my head to see all three looking at me. \u201cKind of.\u201d People used to say I could but I was never convinced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease sing for me?\u201d It is Phe asking me. He is holding me from behind and has his hands around me, rubbing my stomach. He is so tall he has to bend slightly to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine. But I\u2019m not very good,\u201d I warn them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am going to sing a power ballet. They are always fun\u2026 Even if you can\u2019t sing. But one song stuck out and so I end up singing that instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cue me singing a song from a popular animated movie. I know, but I couldn\u2019t help it. It\u2019s a great song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do I feel like a complete idiot when I sing? I keep my eyes close the whole song. I feel all of their eyes burning into me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time I\u2019m done I forgot where I am and open my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are all still looking at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Jesus, please kill me now,\u2019 I think dying of embarrassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was\u2026\u201d Lenime begins and Koya finishes, \u201c\u2026Amazing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can feel Phe\u2019s heavy breathing on my neck and his happiness poking in my backside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I internally laugh, only he would get turned on by me singing. To tease him I keep wiggling on his lap, making my butt rub against his hardness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one seems to notice it except him though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are a really good singer,\u201d Ty says and Koya agrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really understand all of the words, but it was great.\u201d I chuckles at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will have to sing for the others,\u201d Lenime suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm\u2026 I\u2019m not sure.\u201d I really don\u2019t want to do it in front of this small group let alone the whole family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they all just have a way of making me doing stuff I don\u2019t want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you have too,\u201d He says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think, think, think. How to get out of it\u2026. \u201cNo. I don\u2019t.\u201d Good one, Amber. Straight to the point be strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look up at him and groan, \u201cLenime. Why do you have to look at me like a fat kid just kicked your dog?\u201d He is wearing the most adorably sad expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You would never think he is forty-four, he look more like older teenager, around eighteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do you have to be so cute?!\u201d He grins. \u201cFine. I\u2019ll sing for them.\u201d And just like that I am tricked again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYay!\u201d Koya cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like you, Amber. You are much kinder than my siblings other mates,\u201d Lenime tells me. He is wearing a grin, but I can tell he meant it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey!\u201d Ty glares at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like you too. It\u2019s just Amber is like a little sister I always wanted,\u201d He does that cute grin again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kind where if we were back on earth would have all the teenage girls squealing and wetting their pants over him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw, thanks, Len. I was gonna say the same about you.\u201d \u2026. \u201cBut a brother not sister of course,\u201d I correct myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smiles, but I saw confusion in his eyes, \u201cLen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember they don\u2019t use nicknames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLen like Lenime. It\u2019s just a shorter version.\u201d Still slight confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a Human thing. When you have a friend or family you often give them what we call nicknames,\u201d Teacher pants back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenime\u2019s grin returns and he walks over and hugged me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I giggle and hug him back and let him pull back after a couple of seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like that\u2026 Len,\u201d He thinks out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look back at Phe who\u2019s lap I have been on the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He seems reasonably unaffected. He just wearing a smirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess they also don\u2019t have jealously. Which is good. I don\u2019t need any of that. Not when hugging or interacting with Lenime is genuinely just like having a peculiar friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I have a nickname?\u201d His deep spine tingling voice asks, his breath on my neck making me involuntary shiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I turn my head again to see Phe wearing an questioning expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you okay?\u201d His voice more concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I smile and nod, \u201cI\u2019m good.\u201d He let out a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd yes, you have a nickname.\u201d He smiles. \u201cJet, because when I first woke up I didn\u2019t know your name\u2026.\u201d I don\u2019t explain further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd so you gave me a name?\u201d He seems more than happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel slightly embarrassed now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUrm\u2026 Yeah,\u201d I answer shyly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cue face licking time. Which I actually really liked him doing\u2026 Strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I move my face and lick his tongues with my own one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His eyes darken with lust and before I know it he has his tongues down my throat\u2026 Not literally, but you get the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His arms moves up my sides and move up to cup my breast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that I quickly pull back and move his hands back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw. I was hoping to see a live show.\u201d Phe\u2019s head snap to Lenime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His glares at his brother before turning to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry, I forgot they were here,\u201d He says indicating to the three sets of eyes watching us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was entertaining,\u201d Ty says and Lenime agrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would rather not see my brother like that again. Thank you,\u201d Koya says with a grimace making me laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I am glad he is happy,\u201d She adds now smiling fondly. \u201cYou are perfect for him. He has always been so grumpy and a loner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is because people annoy me,\u201d He retorts. \u201cThey all look at me like I am going to throw them out the airlock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenime laughs, \u201cThat\u2019s because you probably would,\u201d He jokes, but Phe doesn\u2019t seem too impressed if his almost incoherent muttering against my neck is anything to go by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll throw you out the damn thing\u2026 Stupid annoying\u2026\u201d I hear part of it. But I know he loves him really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think back to earlier. If they are that old, how old is my Phe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Phe\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPhe\u2026\u201d I turn once more \u201cHow old are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His smile never falters. \u201cOlder than you, younger than my parents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look at him blankly. \u201cWell, aren\u2019t you funny?\u201d I say flatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur mother is one hundred and twenty and our father one thirty, if that helps?\u201d Lenime says with a cheeky grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s seventy,\u201d Koya calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My eyes widen. \u201cWow. You are older than my parents were, even than my grandparents,\u201d I think out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you are younger than half of my nieces and nephews,\u201d He says still smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? Really?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes. We have a son who is twenty-eight and another the same age as you. A daughter ten and another in the Inco,\u201d Koya answers and her and Ty share a loving look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur daughter is at lessons, but our sons busy with work somewhere on the ship,\u201d Ty adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay. Now I’m not sure what to say. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting that.\u201d Good job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou look so young.\u201d She smiles at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you. You\u2019ll meet them at dinner later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I smile and nod, but truthfully I’m not looking forward to it. Some many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHang on, what\u2019s the inco?\u201d I ask remember what she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIncubator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore I say something really dumb will you tell me the reason she is it an incubator?\u201d I ask her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo grow\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I ask unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter fertilisation the female carries the fetus and a month of gestation in the womb, the baby is given birth to, the fetus in the amnion shell,\u201d Lenime begins to explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amnion shell? Not sac?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter that it is transferred to the inco \u2026 Incubator where it stays for the next five months until it is fully developed and ready to be taken out. During that time it is nurtured, cared for by not only the parents, but also trained carers. Then at full term it hatches and joins it\u2019s family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmnion shell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes. It is the hardened membrane that is forming a closed sack around fetus with the amniotic fluid and it also has slow releasing nutrients which feeds the baby until born from the shell. The inco helps maintain a stable atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ty is the one to see my surprised expression and asks me, \u201cIs that not how your young are born?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I laugh, \u201cNo. I wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All seem curious now. \u201cHow is it then, Amber?\u201d Phe asks me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God, I love hearing him say my name. Maybe next time I can get him to say it while\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No! Amber. Focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe woman keeps it – the fetus – in her womb for nine month and then you give birth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you are tiny. It would rip you apart!\u201d Phe exclaims worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The others have an unsure expression too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHang on a second,\u201d I search through the memory card files. Aaron had put all sorts on here. Including medical texts and videos. Surely one should be about pregnancy and childbirth. Sure enough two minutes later I find what I am looking for. Call me lazy, but it saves a lot of questions and headaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWatch this,\u201d I tell them playing the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sit back and pour myself another drink and watch their faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They all find it interesting and watch intently until the birth came and their eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I almost spit my drink out when I see Koya\u2019s expression as the baby\u2019s head pokes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it is a very detailed video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the long thing connecting the baby with the woman?\u201d Lenime asks. He is the only one who doesn\u2019t look slightly paler than normal, if that is even possible with their deadly white skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is the umbilical cord. It connects the fetus with the placenta and through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes pass through. It is inside for nine months, it needs to be fed some way. The placenta is the organ that forms inside the mother\u2019s uterus, nourishes the unborn baby,\u201d I explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMakes sense,\u201d He mutters still watching the video. The cord is cut and just when they thought it has finished the contractions start again and then the placenta pops out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their faces all scrunch up. Koya looks like she was going to be sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that is the afterbirth, the placenta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenime, the sick little bunny, is watching in awe. \u201cThat was great\u2026\u201d He looks from the screen to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you have babies I will watch,\u201d He tells, not asking but telling me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will?\u201d He nods his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm. We\u2019ll see,\u201d I tell him meaning no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe will not watch,\u201d Phe says leaving no room for argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am glad he said that and not me. Lenime is sulking but saying nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do they do with it now?\u201d Koya asks about the afterbirth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost of the time they just incinerate it, but some people keep it for medical purposes and others eat it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEat it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes. Not myself but people do.\u201d Koya runs out of the room closely followed by Ty, who went to make sure she is alright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her younger brother laughs, \u201cThat was great. Do they really?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I nod my head, \u201cThey also cut the woman\u2019s stomach open sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An hour later and Koya and Ty have returned. Lenime know as much about human pregnancy as me and Phe is sitting silently still holding me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight. We are going now,\u201d Phe says standing up with me in his arms bridal style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenime and Koya frowns. \u201cI need to do some work before dinner,\u201d He tells them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do, not Amber. She can stay here with us,\u201d Koya tells him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. She is not leaving my side,\u201d He says again in a no nonsense tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan Amber at least show us the movie folder so we can watch one?\u201d She asks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phe sighs and sits back down long enough for me to show them the movie folder and tell them what not to do. It is hard for them because they didn\u2019t understand English writing. I play \u2018Farscape\u2019 because I can. But show them what to press if they don\u2019t want to watch it anymore or how to go to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we left the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 11 I soon learn they only have instrumental music and have never heard singing before. \u201cCan you sing?\u201d I turn my head to see all three looking at me. \u201cKind of.\u201d People used to say I could but I was never convinced. \u201cPlease sing for me?\u201d It is Phe asking me. He is holding […]<\/p>\n

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