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They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Eight:
I dug through the cabinets and sighed. I hadn’t restocked since the last time I was there to check on everything. I would need to get a bunch of things since I didn’t plan on leaving the safe house for a day or two, or at least until Raven informed me what his entire plan was. I hated doing anything so dangerous, blindly trusting in Raven knowing what he was doing.
“All right. I have to go get groceries. I want you to sit and meditate or take a nap or whatever. When I get back, and after we eat, I want you to lie out your entire plan for getting into the facility and finding the jewel. I’m not crazy about the fact that you don’t even know what the jewel looks like. How can you even be sure the agents have it?”
::Oh they have it. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be able to find Opalites. We blend into the population, even when we’re young and not in control of our powers. I guarantee there have been Opalites living and working around you for years, and even you, the government proclaimed expert, couldn’t even tell they were there.:: Raven smirked slightly.
“You’re probably right. You’re telling me the jewel can be used to discover Opalites. Why hasn’t the government done more about weeding you out?” I stopped at the door and turned to look at him. “I’d think the moment they realized what they had, they would have done everything they could to round you all up.”
::They are, but they’re doing it quietly and as discretely as possible. They don’t want the populace to know they didn’t get all the aliens in the original invasion. The government doesn’t wish to appear weak in front of you.:: Raven yawned.
“Because if they appear weak, we might get the idea we can overthrow them.”
::Or at least demand more rights than you have.:: Raven checked the clock on the wall. ::You should probably go or the stores close on you. Is there water here? I’d like to take a shower before I meditate.::
“Oh sure. There’s lots of hot water. Don’t worry about that.” I went back and kissed him. “Be careful, and don’t worry. No one will be getting in here.”
Raven kissed me back with heat and longing. ::Great. Gives me a chance to relax before we start the final assault.::
“Assault?”
::Figure of speech. I’m going to try and avoid a full-on attack, if I can. There are still way more agents and government men than there are Opalites. Even with all our powers, we wouldn’t be able to take them all out.::
I nodded, and left, trying to ignore my erection, which seemed to almost beg to stay and take a shower with Raven. As much as I wanted to make love to Raven, I knew it wasn’t the right time for it. Maybe after Raven got some rest, we could have some fun before we headed out on our suicide mission.
I did believe it was a suicide mission. I couldn’t see how two men would be able to get into the main government facility, and steal a jewel from there. Especially if the jewel did what Raven said it did. I was pretty sure the agents would have it in a high security vault with plenty of guards surrounding it.
After shopping and paying for my groceries, I left the store and headed back to my SUV. My instincts screamed a warning to me, and I tossed the bags in the back seat of the vehicle before turning to face the three agents approaching me. I reached behind me, grasping the grip of the handgun I’d stuck in the waistband of my jeans when I left the warehouse.
“Dr. Harleigh, we’ve been searching for you,” the head agent said.
I squinted, barely able to make out his features in the twilight haze. “Oh, Agent Bartlett. I wish you had just called. I decided to take a vacation and have been traveling.”
“You took a vacation without informing anyone at the hospital? That seems rather irresponsible of you, Doctor.”
“Oh, did I forget to call in? Absentminded of me, but I’ve been under a lot of stress the past month or so.” I checked my watch. “I have quite a few more miles to go tonight, so if you gentlemen don’t mind, I’d like to leave.”
“I’m sorry, Doctor. You’ll have to come with us. We need your expertise on some issues that have come up lately.” Bartlett gestured towards my SUV. “I’ll drive you. We don’t want you stranded when we’re done with you.”
All my internal warnings were screeching in my mind. This didn’t look good, and if I left with them, I’d be abandoning Raven to do his mission alone.
::Don’t worry about me. Go with them, Zach. Don’t give them reason to hurt you, or question your loyalty.:: It sounded like Raven chuckled in my mind. ::Though I know you’ve never been a company man. They are suspicious, but they don’t know anything for sure. If they did, they’d have already arrested you.::
::I don’t want to leave you alone.:: I protested, not fighting when Bartlett took my arm and lead me around to the passenger side of the vehicle.
Raven sighed. ::I appreciate that you’re worried about me, but don’t become distracted by that worry. I’ll be fine and I will find you again. I have a feeling they’re going to take you to the main facility anyway, and that’s where I need to go.::
I gritted my teeth, but did as Raven and Bartlett wanted me to do. Hell, it wasn’t like I was a fighter or anything. It would be easy for the agents to overpower me, and if I were injured, what good would I be for Raven when he got to the facility?
“Where were you planning on going, Doctor?” Bartlett slid behind the wheel and held his hand out for me to give him the keys.
I shrugged. “I don’t know. Just needed to get away, and drive somewhere. Maybe go camping or something.”
“A little cold for camping, don’t you think?” Bartlett started the SUV and pulled out of the parking lot. A black sedan fell in behind us.
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Seven-
Zach-
I drove through the day, and we entered the city as the sun began to set. The city had been in a different direction from the one where I’d found Raven. I drove in circles and squares, not going directly to our final destination. I didn’t think anyone was following us, but I couldn’t take the chance.
I glanced over at Raven, and smiled when I saw he was asleep. He needed to recharge from the night before. While I might not have agreed with him killing Gideon, even though I thought the man deserved to be punished for what he’d done to the others, I accepted Raven’s decision to do so. I could tell it took a lot out of him, and our lovemaking had insured he hadn’t gotten as much rest as he should have.
Finally, the warehouse appeared, and I pulled into the parking lot, around the back before I stopped. I left the SUV running as I jumped out and ran to open the garage door. When I got back in the vehicle, Raven was awake and rubbing his eyes.
::Have we arrived?::
“Yes. I just need to pull inside, and we can get out. I’m starving. I should have stopped on our way here.” I sighed. “I guess I’ll go back out after you’re settled.”
::I’ll go with you.::
“No. You still need to rest, and I’d prefer to keep you out of sight as much as possible. Things are starting to move fast. I get the feeling the agents will be searching for you and any Opalites they can find.” I held up my hand to keep Raven from talking. “I know our goal is to get into the main facility, but I want to be with you, and if they take you now, I’m thinking they’ll just kill me instead of worrying about me.”
Raven paled, but nodded after a while. I pulled into the cavernous space and turned the SUV off. We climbed out, and I shut the door while Raven prowled around the area. I could tell he was wondering where my secret room was in the building.
I wrapped my hand around his wrist and tugged him over to where several large metal shelves stood. I ran my hand along the edge of one shelf and the entire section slid back to reveal a trapdoor. He smiled at me.
::You’re rather clever, Dr. Harleigh. How do you ensure no one searching the warehouse doesn’t find this?::
“The lock on the shelf is coded to my fingerprints. Anyone else running his or her fingers along any of the shelves wouldn’t trip the mechanism. And the shelves don’t make any sort of sign on the floor.”
Raven looked suitably impressed. I opened the trap door and flicked a switch to light up the stairs. He went first, and I shut the door behind us before pushing the button. I listened as the shelf slid back to cover up the entrance.
He continued down the stairs to a door. I smiled at him when he glanced back at me.
“Just a second.” I joined him at the bottom and pressed my thumb to the panel at the side of the door.
::All of this high tech stuff. One would think you were expecting to be invaded by the enemy at any minute. Why set up all these safe houses if the government comes to you for advice and research questions?::
“Just because the government likes you one minute doesn’t mean they won’t come looking for you the next. I don’t trust many people, governmental or not. Most I think are out to use me for one reason or another.” I shrugged and shoved open the door when the lock clicked open. “Besides, I figured the time would come when the government decided to take all the power for themselves, and we would become a dictatorship. I wanted to give myself safe places to hide while I made my way out of this country.”
::Are there places in the world where people are free?::
I couldn’t tell if his question was a joke or if he was really asking me. We stepped inside, and I let the door shut behind us while I thought about my answer to Raven’s question.
The lights came on when the computer running the safe bunker detected our presence. I headed toward the kitchen, needing to check on what I did have in the cabinets before I went back out for groceries.
::Are you going to answer me?:: Raven propped his hip against the counter and crossed his arms, studying me.
“Yes. There are places in the world where people are free. I know there are a few North of us. It’s just a matter of getting to them. I’ve collected data on all of them. I figured I’d head up there when things go to hell here.”
::Now you have another option.:: Raven approached me, cradling my face in his hands. ::You can come with me, and we’ll discover places beyond our wildest dreams.::
“You’d really take me with you back to your home planet? How do you know I’d even survive there?”
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to stay with Raven, no matter where he went, but I had to be practical about things. While in the end, my decision would probably be made on the fly with no time to think, I needed to get it mostly worked out in my head, because my heart was telling to follow Raven wherever he led.
::My Opalite form isn’t much different than the way I look now. It’s mostly just my wings are obvious and I’m bigger. My skin changes color.::
I eyed him, and he ducked his head to avoid my gaze. Yeah, there was way more to his transformation than he was telling me, but I let him slide at the moment. At some point, we’d have to talk about it more.
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Six-
“Wait. How can you trust this man?” Justin looked at Zach. “I recognize his face. He’s one of the government’s top experts on Opalites.”
I nodded. ::I know who he is, and trust me when I say he can be trusted.::
“Isn’t that what your elders thought about his dad?” Justin pointed out.
“Are you trying to get Raven to doubt me or are you trying to weasel your way in his good graces?” Zach glared at Justin. “He knows who I am, and all about our past. I haven’t hid anything from him, plus he can read minds. Do you think I’d get away with having secrets?”
Justin shrugged, and I hid my smile. Scanning Justin’s brain and emotions, I can tell he was sincere in his wanting to help, and his suspicions about Zach. I didn’t mind him asking questions. I’d rather they questioned me, than follow me blindly. Too many bad things happened when people put their heads in the sand, and don’t learn the facts about what was going on in their world.
It was what happened when the Opalites arrived on Earth. Like I’d told Zach, I still didn’t believe my parents and the others who came with them were entirely innocent in their reasons for coming to this planet. Yet I did believe the humans’ reaction to the Opalites’ arrival was vastly out of portion for their actions at the beginning.
::He’s fine. Now we need to start moving, everyone. The government knew about this place, and while Gideon was running it, they didn’t care what went on here. Now that Gideon is gone, they’ll want to come in and take all of you to their facilities.:: I nodded at the grim looks the others gave me. ::Especially all of the Opalites. There is a rather large collection of us here.::
Linda moved to stand next to Justin, and Fatima went with her. “We’re ready to go, Szef. We just need the directions.”
“Right. Raven, can you read my mind for the directions to all the different safe houses I have set up? If you can do that, and broadcast them to everyone, it might be quicker than me explain how to get to each one.” Zach asked me.
::Yes.::
We quickly got all the directions and instructions to everyone. I wasn’t sure why I felt such urgency, but my instincts told me we only had a small window to get everyone away from the compound before the agents came in.
I hadn’t told anyone about the undercover agent I’d discovered while scanning Gideon’s men. I had two of the Opalites search him and stick him in one of the cells along with Tyler. I didn’t care what happened to Tyler when the agents got there. More than likely, he would try to make a deal with them. Of course, I’d wiped his memories of Zach being with me from his mind, and off any security footage I could find.
I didn’t care if the government knew I was out and about, but I still wanted Zach’s participation in all of this hidden for a little while longer. At least until he got me inside the government’s holding center where they kept the jewel. Once I had my hands on the jewel, and I called all the Opalites left to me, it wouldn’t matter if the government knew their names. We would be gone within seconds of everyone arriving at the meeting place.
The cars and trucks began to leave the compound within thirty minutes. Zach and I watched them drive away, and he slid his arm around my waist.
“Will we see any of them again?”
Shrugging, I stared at the fast disappearing taillights. ::I hope so, but we’ll never know until the day I call them to meet us. I fear some won’t make it, and will be taken.::
“Taken by the government?”
I nodded. ::Some of them won’t listen to me about staying hidden. They’ll go out, and somehow give themselves away. After this, the agents will be working twice as hard to find Opalites, and find out what’s going on.::
“Aren’t you afraid one of them will tell them about the jewel? They could move it or be waiting for you when you get there.” Zach nuzzled my jaw.
::They don’t have a clue what the jewel is or looks like. They might tighten security, but once you get me inside the building, I’ll get the jewel. They have nothing to stop me.::
“Guns with bullets? Bombs? None of those can stop you?” He nipped my earlobe.
I laughed and eased away from him. ::No guns or bombs can stop me. We need to go, Zach. The agents are coming, and we can’t be found here.::
“What about Tyler and the others?” Zach gestured toward the prison building.
::He and the others will be fine. He’ll be able to bargain with them to stay alive. The only thing he won’t be able to tell them is about your presence here with me. I didn’t want them to know about you just yet.::
“Good idea.” Zach grabbed my hand and led me to where a large SUV sat. He pulled out the keys and unlocked it before opening the door for me. “We’ll head out until we get back into the city. We’ll hit another of my safe houses I didn’t tell the others about, and rest there.”
I wanted to protest, and demand he take me to the main government facility right away, but I knew we both needed more rest. I had to meditate and plot out my strategy for getting the jewel and freeing my sister.
After climbing into the SUV, I settled back into the leather seat and closed my eyes. Zach slid behind the wheel, turned the vehicle on, and drove away. I rested my hand on his thigh, needing physical contact to ease my nerves and worry. Because no matter how calm and certain I seemed to everyone, inside my soul, I was worried nothing would work out, and I’d get a lot of my fellow refugees killed.
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Five:
“But the others aren’t as controlled as you? Or what?”
::The others don’t understand what is going on. They only know the time will come when I will call them to meet me at the contact point, and we’ll try to go home.::
“How many of you are left?” Zach pulled me even closer.
I shook my head. Trusting Zach meant I should share all my secrets, but I didn’t want to take a chance on someone else finding out how many of Opalites still lived on Earth. I took a breath, and took a leap.
::There are maybe fifty or sixty of us left. When the time comes, I’ll contact them all, and we’ll meet.::
“For some reason I didn’t think there were quite that many of you here.” Zach ran his hands up and down my arms. The government would freak out if they found out all of you were still out there. They want you gone.”
::Humans seem to hate people or things different from them. I don’t understand why you can’t accept anyone who might look different. Of course, the elder Opalites didn’t look like us. We modified our appearances to blend in with humans.::
“Safer way to do it,” Zach agreed. “And it’s always been that way with humans. We fear what is different because it’s new and strange. Unfortunately, we don’t have a good track record on allowing those who are different to become normal to us.”
::And trust me, if you saw Opalites in our natural form, you would be freaked out as well. I get that, but to systematically wipe an entire species because they look different puzzles me.::
“I’ve seen what the older Opalites looked like. At least, I’ve seen pictures of them. Is that what you’ll look like when you change?”
I shook my head. ::Not even close. They’d modified their appearances on their way to Earth.::
Zach studied me, and I went to grab some clothes out of the closet. Nothing really fit, but it was all I had.
::You need to get dressed. We need to get going. I want to get all of these people out of here and in hospitals or places where they will be safe. The government can’t have them.::
Zach got dressed as well, and I opened the door to see the two guards standing there. I nodded at them while I walked past. They fell into place behind us, and we went to the hospital building where all the others were gathering.
When I walked in, the room went silent and they all turned to stare at me. I didn’t like the idea of being the one in charge, but I didn’t have a choice any more. The mission had begun, and they would be looking for someone to lead them. Even though I didn’t want to be at the head of our little trip home, I was the only one who knew the most about it. Also, I was the only one who could use the jewel when we found it.
::Hello, everyone. I’m Raven, and I wanted to let you know you are free. We will escort the humans who wish it to hospitals where you can get treatment. The rest of you must find places to hide out until I call you.::
Zach spoke up. “I know those of you who are Opalite can’t go to the hospitals because the doctors might figure out what you are. I’ve done the best I could to take care of your injuries. I’m not sure what you can do to help yourselves.”
“Where do we go?” Linda spoke up. “None of us have anywhere to go anymore.”
I looked at Zach, not sure what I could do for them. Zach pursed his lips while he seemed to be thinking. Finally, he nodded his head.
“I have several safe houses throughout the area. I’ll give you the addresses and the codes to get into them. You can hide there until you’re ready to leave, or until Raven calls you.”
::I can’t tell you when that will be, so please be careful. Don’t give anyone the opportunity to discover what you are, because I can’t save you. I’m on another path. Eventually our journeys will converge again, but until that happens, stay safe.::
“We older Opalites will watch out for the younger ones, and we’ll be there when you’re ready for us.” Linda stepped forward with Fatima at her side. “What about the humans though? Will they keep quiet about who we are and what is about to happen?”
I glanced around at all the humans in the room. Each one of them had been beaten and tortured by Gideon and his fellow rebels. I’d send all the other rebels on their way. The only one I kept was Tyler, and I didn’t plan on letting him go right away. There were still things I needed to know about the rebels and their knowledge, and only Tyler could tell me.
One of the least injured humans approached me. He didn’t seem like he was dangerous, but I kept my guard up. Being an Opalite meant all those horror stories humans told each other about us could cause them to freak out about us. Zach stood next to me, but stayed relaxed.
“I’m Justin Haversham, and I want to hang with you. So far the government imprisoned me for three years, and when they finally let me out, the rebels took me. I’ve been tortured by both sides, but you were the only ones who took and healed instead of hurt me.”
I reached out and took his hand in mine. Justin stared at me, but didn’t protest. I closed my eyes, and started to scan his brain. He tensed, yet he didn’t pull away from me.
“What are you doing?” Zach asked.
::I’m scanning his brain to see what his intentions are. I’m not risking their lives because I want to believe there are more humans like you and Jackson.::
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Three:
Raven-
Zach slipping out of bed woke me. I wasn’t sure about the time, but I knew we needed to get organized and ready to move. At some point, the government was going to hear about the coup among the rebels, and decide to swoop in to see what they could scavenge from the wreckage. I didn’t plan on leaving them much. At least, I wasn’t going to leave people for them to torture as much as Gideon had done.
As soon as I thought that, another idea popped into my head. I rolled on my back to study the ceiling while I tried to think of a way to make it work. I doubted I’d be able to convince Zach to leave me behind, and let me get captured by the agents. Yet I needed to get inside the main government facility to get the jewel, and I wasn’t sure breaking in would work.
Zach came back into the room, and I turned my head to watch him approach the bed. He’d pulled his jeans on, but neglected to button them. I trailed my gaze over his body, causing the bulge behind his zipper to grow.
“Don’t even think about it, Raven. We don’t have time for another round at the moment.” He sat on the bed, and looked at me. “You’re going to tell me what’s going on around here. I need to know everything, or I’m walking.”
His threat caused my heart to skip a beat. I shouldn’t have gotten so attached to him that the thought of him not being with me caused panic to dance in my soul. Reaching out, I took his hand in mine, and linked our fingers.
::It’s hard to spill secrets I’ve kept since I was a child, and watched my parents leave me behind.::
“I don’t get why your parents left you. Why any of the Opalite parents left their children?”
::If you had children, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to make sure they lived? My parents knew humans weren’t going to allow us to live or if they did, we’d be kept in cages for the rest of our lives. Opalites, even in this hostile enviroment can live a long time. Far longer than humans. They didn’t want us to end up caged like animals.::
Zach stared at our entwined fingers. “Why did you come here? I’ve never been able to figure out why such an advanced civilization as yours would chose to come to Earth, especially if you weren’t interested in conquest.”
::We were interested in studying you, like anthropologists travel to distant countries to study their cultures. You are a primitive society compared to ours, and the adults wanted to learn more about you.::
“Yet they brought their children. Didn’t they think we might resist or fight back?”
I shrugged, not knowing the answer to that. I had most of the memories from my parents in my mind, but some things they didn’t tell me. ::I’m not sure why we were brought along, though my sister was born during the flight here and so were a few of the children.::
“So your parents dump you with humans they trust, and they go and what? Give themselves up? Stand there and let humans kill them?” Zach’s voice held a hint of sarcasm.
I pushed him away, and climbed off the bed. Dismissing the fact I was naked, I paced the room, trying to figure out how best to break the news. Once I realized who Zach was, I knew the time would come when I told him who I really was. Yet I didn’t want him to know. I wanted him to remain ignorant of so many things.
::I have to get inside the main government facility. They have an object I need to complete my mission.::
He blinked at my change of subject, but I still needed time to work out what I was going to say to him about that.
“I can get you in there.”
I whirled to look at him. ::You can?::
“Sure.” He shrugged. “I have clearance, even though I haven’t used it in years. They don’t suspect I’m part of the rebellion, and if they did, they haven’t done anything about it yet. Maybe they’re just waiting for the right moment to strike.”
Knowing the government like I did, I wouldn’t be surprised if Zach was right. I just had to hope I was around when they came for him. I would make sure they never got their hands on him.
::I appreciate it. Maybe Rissia will be there as well, and I can gather her up when we leave.::
“What are you getting from there? What is this object and what is your mission?”
Resting my hands on my hips, I frowned. ::To be honest, I don’t know exactly what it is. I’ve always called it the jewel. It could be anything.::
“Then how will you know if you’ve found it?”
::I’ll feel it.:: I touched my chest. ::My soul will recognize it.::
Zach nodded. “Okay. I guess I’ll accept that. What’s your mission? You still haven’t told me that.”
I turned away from him and stalked to the windows. I ripped the curtains down, exposing the floor to ceiling panes of glass. Looking out into the night sky, I rested my forehead on the cool surface.
::My mission is to get every Opalite left here on earth home. With the jewel, I can create a portal in the universe, that will take us all home.::
Silence filled the air of the room, and I closed my eyes. Was Zach getting ready to alert the government to the power they held in their hands? Or was he trying to decide how to break the news to me that I was crazy to believe such an item existed?
Footsteps sounded behind me, then Zach placed his hands on my shoulders. He nuzzled the nape of my neck, and I sighed.
“Were you just going to leave me behind once you got the jewel?”
I shook my head. ::No, I was going to break every rule I’d ever been taught, and ask you to come with me.::
Story will be up tomorrow
Sorry. I got caught up in working on my newest story, and trying to get my other short story finished. I didn’t have time to write the next installment of They Walk Among Us, but I’ll do it today. There’ll be one tomorrow, I promise. 
Writing went well yesterday. Got a good start on From Slavery to Freedom, and added another 1k to my short story, which now means I need another 5k before I can consider it long enough…lol.
I hope you all have a great day.
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-Two-
“I know. I’m just tired, and slightly overwhelmed by everything. You’re different than when I first met you. It’s only been a day or two, and yet everything is different now.” I babbled, yet I couldn’t seem to get a hold of myself.
He drew me into his arms, and held me tight. ::I know I’m different. I wish I’d had time to warn you about all of this, but there wasn’t any. To be honest, I hadn’t planned on including you in any of this. You were just going to be the cute doctor who checked me out in the emergency room.::
“Cute, huh?” I eased a few inches away from him and looked into his dark eyes.
::Of course, you’re cute. I’m not telling you anything that you don’t know all ready. You do know, if you weren’t quite so hot, I might not have gone against my own rules. I involved you in something very dangerous, Zach, and I’m sorry for that.::
I studied him, and realized something. I didn’t know half of what was actually happening around me, and nothing of Raven’s true plans, but it didn’t matter. All that mattered was being with him. I slid my hands up into his hair, pulling his mouth to mine.
Our breath mingled as we plundered each other’s mouths, biting and sucking. He encircled my waist, and crushed me to his body. I yielded, something inside telling me he needed to be in control at the moment. He swept me up and carried me to the bed. I was so caught up in our kiss, I didn’t notice when he set me down and started stripping me.
When cooler air hit my chest, I stepped away from him and looked down. My shirt hung open and the buttons were missing. I glanced at him, and Raven grinned.
::I’ll buy you a new shirt.::
“It’s okay. I have more.” I quickly removed the rest of my clothes and crawled onto the bed. “Do we have lube? Do we need condoms?”
I heard the rip of fabric, and without looking, knew Raven had torn some of his clothes in a rush to get undressed. A thrill went through me. It was the first time a lover had been so excited to fuck me.
::There might be some lube under the pillow. We don’t need condoms because neither of us can get sick from the other. I’ve never had a human illness.::
“Great. It’ll be my first time going bareback.”
I’d never trusted any of my lovers enough to allow them such intimacy. Of course, trusting Raven had nothing to do with it. He wasn’t human, so I believed him when he said he couldn’t get sick, and I couldn’t get any human diseases from him.
::Get the lube out and hand it to me.::
The mattress dipped behind me as Raven joined me on the bed. I was on my hands and knees, and he seemed to want me to stay that way. I slid one of my hands under the pillows, searching for the bottle of slick. I grunted when I found it.
“Here,” I said as I held it back to him.
::Thank you.::
The pop of the top was the only warning I got. I shivered as cool lube trickled from the top of my crease down over my hole. Raven rubbed his fingers against my puckered opening, and I dropped my head to rest on my hands as I rocked back, begging for more than just a touch.
I wanted him to invade me, to claim me in every intimate way possible. I wanted to be filled by him, and feel his hot cum flood my inner passage, making me his in such a primitive way.
Raven must have got the message because he pressed two fingers into me, and I gasped as the burn of pain rushed through me. I worked to relax, and Raven didn’t move until I nodded, letting him know it was okay. Slowly, he began to stretch me, preparing me to take him.
“Right there.” I moaned when his knuckles brushed over my gland, shooting electricity through me.
He leaned over my back, brushing kisses along my spine, as he drove me closer and closer to the edge, but I didn’t want to fall over without him right beside me.
“Please, Raven. I want you inside me when I come. Now. I need your cock now,” I pleaded shamelessly, not caring how I sounded. All I knew was I had to have him.
::Okay, love.::
I felt empty when he removed his fingers, but the push of his dick into my ass filled me in a way no other man ever had. I understood it was silly to think that, yet it was what my heart told me, and I listened to it. I breathed deeply as he continued to shove his way in without stopping until he was buried to the base of his cock inside me.
We paused for a moment, and I savored the way he made me feel. He gripped my hips with strong fingers, leaving bruises I would see in the morning. I clenched my muscles around his shaft, and Raven grunted before he started thrusting.
Soon the room was full of grunts, groans, and the sound of skin against skin as Raven reamed my ass, taking me the way I wanted, hard and fast. I braced my hands on the mattress as best I could and pushing back, meeting each one of his strokes. He reached around me, wrapping his hand around my cock, and squeezing.
I was caught between his cock and his hand; each forcing me into the darkness where my climax overtook me. I yelled as my orgasm hit with the strength of a tsunami. I coated his hand and the sheets beneath me with cum. He slammed into me a few more times before he froze, flooding my channel with hot cum of his own.
We shuddered and shivered, milking each other for every last drop of cum before we collapsed into a tangled pile on the bed.
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-One:
::Are you almost finished?::
::For the moment. Everyone I don’t trust has been locked up in the cells. Those I trust are going through all the buildings to see what supplies are here. If the government didn’t already know about this place, I’d use it as our staging area.::
I froze in the middle of examining a patient. ::The government knows about this facility?::
A tired snort came from behind me, and I turned to see Raven leaning against the wall just inside the door of the medical building. I wanted to rush over to him, and simply hug him. He looked worn out, which made me wonder what he’d been doing to get so exhausted so fast.
The Opalites in the room turned to look at Raven, and to my complete surprise, they all knelt. Or at least the ones who were able to knelt. The others bowed their head or made some kind of gesture of respect.
“Who is that?” One of the humans whispered to me.
“Well, I know his name, but I’m thinking he hasn’t told me everything about him.” I met Raven’s gaze with a steady stare of my own.
“He is the Szef, the one we’ve been waiting for.” Linda stood and returned to bandaging one of the injured.
“Oh, so you’re like the Messiah or something,” I joked as I finished stitching up the man’s arm, while keeping Raven’s position in the room fixed in my mind.
Disapproval rolled off most of the people around me, and I frowned, trying to figure out what was going on. Then I realized even the humans would see Raven as a hero. He saved them from Gideon, and the man’s insane treatment.
::Sorry.::
::Don’t worry about it. We’re tired, and need to rest. Are you almost done here?::
I sensed Raven standing closer to me, and after I set the last stitch, tying the thread off, I turned to find him right next to me. Again I wanted to take him in my arms and hold him tight, but something told me he didn’t want me to touch him at the moment.
“Linda and Fatmia, would you ladies be able to keep an eye on everyone for me during the rest of the night?” I stripped off the gloves I’d been wearing. “I’m sure some of the least injured could help out as well.”
“Yes, Doctor. We’d be happy to take care of things here. We’ll clean everything as well.” Linda kept her eyes averted from Raven, like looking directly at him showed disrespect.
::I’ll set guards at the doors as well. You’ll have no need to worry about anyone trying to hurt you again.::
Raven must have sent his thoughts into both our brains, because Linda nodded.
“Thank you, Szef.” She inclined her head before returning to where Fatmia stood.
I started when Raven laid his hand on my arm. He was cold as ice, and when I looked closer at him, his lips were tinged slightly blue.
“Let’s go.”
We hustled out of the medical building, and were half way across the compound’s yard before I pulled him to a stop.
“Do you need medical attention, Raven? You really don’t look good, and you’re freezing.”
Raven licked his lips, managing to dredge up a smile for me. ::I need to meditate for a little while, then I need you to hold me while we sleep. I used up a great deal of my strength dealing with Gideon and his men. I’ve never used so much.::
I wasn’t sure if I believed him or not, but I let him tug me forward. He knew I wasn’t completely convinced.
::Believe me, Zach. If I needed anything more than sleep and meditation, I’d tell you. I’m not glossing over how I feel. I wouldn’t lie to you.::
“All right. Where are we going?”
::There are rooms we can use in the main building. It won’t be the rooms Gideon and Tyler used. I refuse to sleep in those.::
“What did you do to Gideon? Tyler was completely freaked out by you.”
::I tore Gideon’s heart from his chest.::
Shock brought me to a stand still. I stared at Raven, unbelieving at his casual tone about what he did.
“I’m a doctor, and I know how impossible something like that is to do,” I pointed out.
He looked at me, and there was sorrow buried deep in his eyes. ::As an Opalite who has come into my full power, I can do it without a struggle. I read his mind, Zach. I know his every thought and secret wish. He was a rabid dog, and deserved to be put down the way I chose to do it. For one like Gideon, there could have been no mercy.::
Nodding, I gestured for him to continue on. There was no reason to argue with him, since I couldn’t bring Gideon back to life anyway. Also, I’d seen the results of his torture on my patients, and while I wasn’t a hundred percent sure ripping his heart out of his chest was the best way to deal with him, it wasn’t my call to make.
We went inside the main house, and while there were people moving around the rooms and hallways, none of them stopped us. They all showed respect to Raven by bowing slightly as we passed. They wouldn’t meet my gaze either, which made me wonder who they thought I was.
::We’re in here.::
Raven stopped outside a pair of double doors where two large men stood. One opened the door for us, and Raven rested his hand on my lower back to usher me in. The thud of the door closing behind me brought to mind the clang of a prison cell door sliding shut.
After he dropped his hand, Raven gripped my shoulder and turned me around. ::You aren’t a prisoner here, Zach. If you want, you can sleep in a different room, or leave the compound all together. You’re an adult, and you know what the consequences of those actions might be, but I won’t stop you.::
They Walk Among Us
They Walk Among Us copyright c. 2012 T.A. Chase
Part Thirty-
Tyler left with the Opalites, and I finished punching in the code. The locks on the cells snicked, and the doors slid open to free the people inside. Those who could walk helped the others who couldn’t. I went to Anson’s cell, and the young Opalite hung onto the bars, but he was standing.
“Do you need help getting out of here? I noticed there was a medical building on my way over here.” I turned to look at all the others who gathered around me. “I’d like to have all of you to come over there with me. I want to check each of you out before you leave.”
“Where would we go?” The human woman stepped closer to Anson. She wrapped her arm around his waist, letting him lean on her. “We know where the building is. I’ll make sure everyone gets there okay.”
“Thank you. If you think you’ll be okay on your own, I’ll go ahead and get things ready for you.”
She nodded. “Go on. It might take us a little while, but we’ll be there.”
Anson reached out and grabbed my arm. “Will the Szef be there?”
I wasn’t sure how long it would take Raven to deal with Tyler and the other rebels, but I did know eventually he’d come to check on the prisoners.
“He might not be there when you arrive, but he’ll show up eventually to check on all of you.”
Anson nodded, and I turned to leave. Seeing all the wounds and bruises on the people made me clench my hands in rage. How dare Gideon use people as his toys? What did he think he would gain by torturing and hurting them? They certainly wouldn’t follow him.
::He was experimenting on the Opalites, and on the humans as well.::
“Experimenting? How? Why?” I didn’t care if I looked crazy, talking to myself. I just didn’t have the energy to send my thoughts at the moment.
::Somehow Gideon figured out Opalites were more than they were portrayed. We had powers no human knew about, and other intriguing things about us that he wanted or felt he needed to know.::
I understood the sarcasm in Raven’s words. It was a problem most humans had. They believed they had the right to know everything about everyone or every thing. It was a God-given right, even if the person or alien in question didn’t want to give up their secrets.
“How did he find out about you?”
I got to the medical building, and shoved open the door to get inside. I flicked on the lights, and cringed at the condition of the rooms. Gideon obviously didn’t let his people get treated often. Dust coated every surface, and the instruments were in disarray. I thrust my hand through my hair, messing it up as I tried to decide where to start first.
::I’m sending some Opalites to help you. They’re older than Anson, so their powers are more developed. They’ll be able to diagnose what’s wrong with the people. It’ll save you a little time, and you can figure out how to treat them.::
“How did they manage to survive Gideon and not be tortured?”
::They did what we were told to do from the very beginning. They hid in plain sight, and became invisible in a way.::
“You know, we have a lot to talk about when all of this is taken care of.”
::Yes, and I promise I will tell everything I can, but you have to understand, there are some things I can’t tell you because they aren’t just my secrets. Others are involved.::
“At the moment, I’ll take what I can get.”
I snatched up a bucket, and filled it with hot water and soap. Two slender dark haired women slipped into the building, and without saying a word, they got more buckets, and started helping me clean.
“Can either of you talk?”
“I can. I’m Linda, and this is Fatmia.” One of the women spoke up.
After studying her for a second, I memorized her face, so I could tell her apart from Fatmia. They looked remarkably alike, but Linda had a mole at the corner of her mouth.
“Good. Once this place is clean, and the injured start arriving, please assess them. Make a decision on how serious their wounds are. I want to work on the most seriously injured first.”
“We need to triage them?” Linda asked, glancing up from where she scrubbed one of the exam tables.
“Right.” I was impressed by her knowledge of emergency room jargon. “Were you a nurse?”
“In the army medical corps for eight years. I separated from the military when I fell in love with Fatmia. I didn’t want to risk her.”
Linda touched Fatmia’s hand with a loving caress. I smiled, and nodded.
“Makes sense. Actually having women helping me might be better for some of the patients, especially the women.”
We had just finished cleaning up when the first group arrived. I’d set up the sanitizer to clean and disinfect the instruments. The first batch came out as four people walked in. Linda and Fatmia got them to tables, and assessed them quickly.
“Doctor, I think this gentleman needs to be looked at first,” Linda called me over to where an older man lay on the table.
I joined her, and checked his vitals. It didn’t look good. As I worked on him, he slipped into unconsciousness. I barely managed to stabilize him, because I didn’t have all the modern equipment I needed to patch him up the right way.
“Put him in the corner there.” I gestured to a corner farther from the noise and crowd. “Make sure there’s a curtain around him, and we need someone to sit with him. He needs to be monitored until we can transport him to a better facility.”
One of the less injured humans offered to sit with the man, and I let him. I didn’t have time as more and more trickled in. At one time, when I looked up, I saw more people helping Linda and Fatmia. They bandaged lesser wounds and took vitals for me.
::People will help out, if you give them the opportunity to do so.::
They Walk Among Us
Zach-
The screams coming from the building where Gideon had taken Raven were like nothing I’d ever heard before, and as much as I wanted to go and make sure he was okay, I did what he asked of me.
I walked up and down the aisle way, talking to the prisoners. I explained who I was, and what I was doing there. I told them they’d be getting out soon, but I didn’t have any keys to open the cell doors yet. As I passed by one of the cells, the woman in it waved at me to stop.
“I’m sorry this happened to you,” I said as I stepped a little closer to her door, but not too close. I didn’t want to frighten her.
She shrugged, the weary motion of a person who’d gotten used to the terrible things life handed her. “Not your fault. What happened to the Opalite they dragged out of here?”
There was real concern in her voice, and it surprised me. I hadn’t thought she would have any thought for anyone beside herself.
“Do you hear that screaming?”
She nodded. “It doesn’t sound like it normally does. There’s a lot of fear in those screams.”
“Yes, there is, but I can tell you they aren’t coming from the Opalite who talked to you.” I tapped the side of my head. “We’re connected, and I think I’d know if he was hurt.”
Scrabbling sounds came from another cell, and a young man appeared out of the shadows. There didn’t seem to be one square inch on him that wasn’t bruised or cut. I clenched my hands as a wave of anger swept over me.
::Why do you think I killed Gideon instead of keeping him alive?::
Raven’s thoughts plunged into my head.
::I understand. Where are you?::
::I’m taking care of some things at the main building. I’m sending Tyler over with the key. He swears he’ll be good. He’s scared shitless, so that’s always good. Plus he knows what happened to Gideon could easily happen to him.::
Something in the tone of Raven’s voice told me I probably didn’t want to know what had happened to Gideon.
The young man cleared his throat, and the sound coming from his throat as he tried to talk caused me to cringe.
“Is he okay?”
“Yes, he is. Don’t worry. We’re going to get you out of here.”
“I want to go home,” the young man managed to whisper.
“Why don’t you talk to me using your thoughts? It would be easier on your throat.” I crouched outside his cell.
The young man shook his head. “I can’t. I’m not old enough yet to do that. As we evolve, we lose the ability to talk aloud. The Opalite who was in here is far more evolved than I am.”
I filed the tidbit away in my mind as one more thing I needed to talk to Raven about.
“Are you Anson? This might sound like a stupid question, but where do you hurt? Are there any places that hurt worse than others?”
All of my medical training and compassionate emotions wanted me in the cell, examining the young man closer.
Anson nodded. “Yes. I’m very sore and there might be some broken bones, but the Opalite healed me a little. I’m not bleeding inside anymore.”
I should have known Raven would help Anson as best he could until I could look him over.
The door shoved open, and banged off the stone wall as Tyler stumbled in. The people in the cells cried or hissed as he practically ran to me. He held out a piece of paper, which I took from his trembling hand.
“Don’t let that monster hurt me, Zach. He tore Gideon’s heart out of his chest. Literally reached in and tore it out without struggling or anything. It was like he liquefied Gideon’s body to be able to do it.” Tyler clung to me.
I tried to shake him off. “Let go of me, Tyler. As long as you do what he says, and don’t hurt any one else, you’ll be fine. Raven is reasonable.”
“Reasonable? You call what he did to Gideon reasonable?” Tyler shouted.
“Tyler, you have seen what Gideon did to all these people, right? I’m sure there are many he actually killed. I’m pretty sure Gideon got off light, considering how much Raven could have tortured him for what he’s done.” I yanked my arm from Tyler’s grip and went to the control panel next to the main door. “You might want to either leave or stay close to me. I’m not sure how these guys will react, being free and being able to get a hold of you.”
::I’m sending someone for Tyler. I need to talk to him some more.::
As Raven’s thought arrived, so did two large men. I studied them, and something in their eyes told me they weren’t human. More Opalites, and I was starting to realize there were far more of the aliens on our planet than we’d ever thought.
“We’re here to take this one back to the Szef.”
I frowned. “What does that mean?”
“Leader.”
“Oh okay. Yes, please take him to the Szef. Don’t hurt him or we’ll both be angry.”
The bigger of the two Opalites met my gaze with a calm expression. “We know our orders, sir, and we are only to escort this one back to the main building where the Szef is.”
Tyler squeaked as they stood on each side of him. He looked at me with a pleading glance. I shook my head.
“They aren’t going to hurt you, so just go with them. Raven isn’t going to hurt you either, as long as you cooperate.”
“Zach, what’s going on here?”
Tyler’s heartfelt plea caused me to pause in the middle of punching the code to open the cell doors. I thought about everything that had happened up to that point, and I chuckled.
“What’s going on here is humans have completely under-estimated Opalites from the very beginning.”
