They Come in all Shapes and Sizes... (closed for Nightfreak)

[Poprockz]

A girl in a baggy grey sweatshirt and loose-fitting pants shuffled through the large library in red sneakers. An awkward ponytail contained her messy red hair, and glasses that were even more awkward adorned her face. The glasses were a farce, the glass simply clear with no magnifying capabilities whatsoever. She wore them because they looked large and clumsy against her face, wanting to keep people from looking too closely.

The reason for her frumpy appearance was because she really wanted nothing to do with anyone. She preferred to shuffle through the library as a part-time job that her parents had urged her to take. They knew the library owner and all but begged him to let her work there, even though she didn't quite look like customer service material. The owner had begrudgingly agreed as long as she mainly worked on organizing the shelves. The only identifier on her person was a name-tag that said, "My name is: Leliana! How can I help?"

Most people didn't realize she was an employee, though, and passed her by. As such, she usually had free reign to simply enjoy a quiet day organizing books. She spent her free-time reading books that she picked up while organizing-it was a great way to find new things to read. The library also had a small coffee-stand that they ran to increase revenue, one which she worked at occasionally if everyone else was unavailable.

It wasn't necessarily that she was socially awkward, she was just extremely cynical. Her parents were overseas and had been so for years, popping back for an obligatory visit every now and then. They were pretty well-off, so for a while, she had flourished in middle school. Her "friends" had liked that they could be unsupervised at her house, playing with expensive make-up and games, then later having their boyfriends over to be intimate with. It didn't take too long for Leliana to realize she was being used. She broke it off with all her friends, making her the target of scorn at school. From then on, she had kept to herself mostly, preferring isolation to vulnerability.

The library was fairly empty that day, it being Thanksgiving and all. Most people were home with their families, but she had volunteered to run the library that day for the few souls who wandered in.

 

[Nightfreak]

It had been Seven years since Kreesicoor landed on Earth after fleeing his home planet in the last moments before it's destruction. His ship managed to be the only one to escape before his beloved home world slipped into the event horizon of a black hole. Kreesicoor's ship crashed a few miles out of the city he now lives in. It did not take him long before he assumed a more fitting shape one that would not arouse suspicion of the inhabitants of earth that an alien was walking among them. With the help of the internet one of the first things Kreesicoor was able to access with his now crashed ship he settled on the appearance of Jason Momoa but with a bit shorter hair an actor in a tv show he found and watched while researching his new home.

Over the past few years Kreesicoor also settled on a Earth name as well Joe Roberts. As Joe Roberts he managed to use his home world tech and his knowledge of mathematics and the gold he melted down on his ship Joe started to day trade and become very very rich. He needed money and where would an alien scientist work in this planet there technology was so primitive to what he was use to.

Joe bought a car and built a huge house on the outskirts of town all alone surrounded by acres and acres of forest. He was free to assume his natural form and walk around and sometimes he did but over time he enjoyed being human. He was alone after seven earth years about 6 months in his years he was ready to venture out into the city he now called home like he had so many times before. He wanted to investigate this place called a library in his world there was no books all what you earthlings would call digital media. He was curious to see this library he did enjoy reading a good story on his home world but he wanted some in depth information on his new home. So dressed in his favorite suit he hopped into his car and headed to the library.

Joe walked threw the door when he was over come by the smell of the old books. It was a different sensation old and musty but he loved it. As he walked around looking at the spines of the books on the shelves he looks up seeing her. Her red hair was the first thing that caught his eye. She was not like most humans he had seen there was something about her. He walked around the library doing his best to not draw attention to himself. He found a book from H.P. Lovecraft and tucked it under his arm and kept walking looking for something else as he turned the corner and was looking at her name tag..." Hello Leliana " he said with a smile.

 

[Poprockz]

Leilana had noticed him come into the library, looking like a Jason Mamoa look-alike complete with fancy suit. He may not have been trying to stand out, but he certainly did. The few patrons there stole glances at him every now and then, marveling at his physique.

While she noticed him, she paid him no mind. Many different kinds of people came into the library and as long as he didn’t start knocking books off shelves, she would leave him to his own devices. She couldn’t deny that he was very handsome, though, and seemed to have a quiet confidence about him.

The redhead had stopped to put some books back into their proper section when she saw someone out of the corner of her eye. She figured he was just passing by or looking at a book in that section, so she scooted over a bit to allow him some room. When he spoke directly to her using her name, she looked up in confusion for a moment before remembering that her name was visible on her name tag. How he had seen it with her facing the shelves most of the time, she didn’t know. He must have a very good eye.

“Um, hey. Do you need help?” She replied, her bright blue eyes studying him. He was even more attractive up close, and the way he smiled made her almost uncomfortable with how warm it was. Adjusting her clumsy glasses, she shifted on her feet. She could smell his cologne, finding it very appealing, subtle as it was.

 

[Nightfreak]

" Yes can you show me where the historical section is ?" he asks with a smile on his face. His eyes looking into hers as he stands there holding his book by Hp Lovecraft. He thinks to himself what is it about her. She is so, so...trying to find the proper earth word in his head. Sexy, that is it I think the voice in his head screams as he smiles at her.

He had never felt like this was it a side effect of being in a human body. This was very interesting. Then he said to her before he forgot. " Also biology section as well. If you do not mind." he smiles back. So many thoughts going threw his head at this point. This was truly something he was not expecting to happen. Normally a trip into town he does not speak very much and always does his best to not stand out. Was it this body should he shift into something different. There is so much he does not know and so much to learn about this planet.

 

[Poprockz]

Her eyes flicked to the book he was holding, then back up to his face. "Yeah, sure. The historical section is this way." She put the book she had been about to place back in the cart for later, leaving it there until she returned from her duties of helping him out. "The biology section is pretty close to that section too, so it's no trouble." She wasn't rude or disrespectful to him, but she spoke to him as though she was keeping him at arm's distance, not wanting to get too friendly.

Gesturing at him, she led him over to another section, walking in front of him as though she knew exactly where she was going, which of course she did. He couldn't see much in the way of the shape of her body due to her clothes being so baggy, but he did notice the way her ponytail made her hair sway back and forth. Eventually she stopped at a section, looking up at him. She was about 5' 6, so he was quite a bit taller than she was, especially since she wasn't wearing heels at the moment.

"This is the historical section and that..." she pointed over to another shelf a few shelves down, "is the biology section. If either of those get too boring for you, I'm sure your current book will be a good break." Leliana nodded at him and turned to leave, about to head back to her cart. He seemed nice, but there was something odd about the way he smiled at her as though he was looking at the most delicious apple in the shop, wanting to sample it and feel the juice running down his chin...

 

[Nightfreak]

He nodded his head as she pointed out the sections he was looking for. " Thanks." he said as he glanced from the historical section to the Biology section. " Yeah I am looking forward to reading this." Not wanting to tell her that Hp Lovecraft was not fiction and there was some parts of his writing that was in fact true.

He quickly picked up a few books one on American History and another on world history. Walking away lost in his own thoughts as he shook his head trying to make out these human thoughts and feelings this was all new to him. He wanted to shift into his own form and browse this library but he knew that was not even a remote possibility. His thoughts return to the task at hand finding out about human biology as he walked away picking up a book on human biology and finding a quiet corner that had a lone chair in it and sat down and began to read the book on Biology.

He glanced up from his book from time to time but fascinated with all this new information that he was reading. He had to remind himself he could not read as fast as he normally could he did not wanna draw any unnecessary attention to himself.

 

[Poprockz]

The day went on, Leliana putting books away and reorganizing things. The library was fairly quiet, but not uncomfortably so. The peace was disturbed, however, when a couple came in and sat next to each other, chatting softly. The guy ran his hand over the girl's thigh and she giggled, looking around as though to check no one was looking. She put her iced drink down and started to rub his chest, kissing him on the lips. The couple then began an intense make-out session, the sloppy noises of their mouths, tongues, and moans apparent throughout the library.

Leliana was annoyed, but didn't care as much that they were making out. At some point they crossed a line, the woman whimpering as the man obviously fingered her under her skirt, both of them excited by the idea of doing this in public.

The redhead saw this, frowned, put her book down, and walked over to them. "Sorry, but if you guys could please leave, that would be appreciated. The library isn't the place for that kinda stuff." She said it in the most polite way she could, not wanting to start anything with them. They on the otherhand, had nothing better to do.

"What? Are you going to spank us if we don't leave, librarian?" He laughed, thinking what he just said was terribly clever. His girlfriend giggled more at his treatment of Leliana than what he said.

She sighed in reply, "hey, I don't care if you're doing that stuff. More power to you, but you need to leave if you're going to do it in here."

"And what if I don't want to..." Said the guy, standing up as he tried to intimidate her.

She shrunk a bit and stepped back, but replied evenly, "Then I'll call the police."

They seemed a bit put-out by this, both of them gathering their things while flashing glares at her. The woman grabbed her iced coffee and in one fluid motion sprayed her revenge upon Leliana, splashing her down the front of her clothes. The two of them laughed and giggled as they ran out of the library, pleased at their "victory."

Leliana stood for a moment, shocked at the coffee currently dripping off of her.

 

[Nightfreak]

Pulled into his reading Joe lost track of the time. Then the couple came into the library right around the time Joe was into the chapter on Human reproduction. He glanced up from his book from time to time watching the couple. This was the first time that Joe has ever seen humans showing affection in this manner. Normally he is in and out of place to grab something and back to his home. But this peaked his curiosity. He could smell her arousal from the other side of the room back in his now not quiet corner. Even in his human shape his own senses was much more sensitive than a humans. It was a sweet smell and the it was very intoxicating. He closed his book as he watched Leliana confront the couple. The woman throwing her drink on her soaking her shirt. He thought to himself earthlings are assholes why did I come here instead of Gallifrey, Oh Time lords are even bigger assholes.

Joe stood up removed his suit jacket and placed it on the chair. He unbuttoned his dress shirt thankful that he had on a undershirt and sat it down. Putting on his jacket he slowly walked up to Leliana with his shirt in his hand. " That was very ignorant and rude of them." He handed her his shirt. " This will get you threw and get you out of that soaked shirt of yours." He glanced down at her noticing the wet shirt how it clung to her breasts. but quickly looked away.

 

[Poprockz]

She didn't even notice him approaching until he spoke, startled out of her shock. Her eyes looked at the offered shirt and back to him, a bit of puzzlement in them. Why was he offering his shirt to her, a girl he barely knew. Leliana sighed, beggars couldn't be choosers and she didn't have a spare shirt in her locker in the employee wing.

"Yeah... I suppose that's life." the redhead could have simply pulled off the sweatshirt and worn the shirt underneath but... there wasn't a shirt underneath. She usually didn't wear undershirts with sweatshirts, so it was definitely lucky for her that he had offered his own. Her soft-looking hand took the shirt from him gently and she nodded at him gratefully. "Thanks...I'll be sure to get it back to you if you ever come back into the library again."

Her thanks expressed, she turned and trudged off toward the locker room. Once she was inside, she pulled off her sweatshirt, grateful that her lacy black bra was dry. His shirt was too big for her, but it was a shirt, and that was all that mattered. She paused, noticing how it still had his warmth and smell to it. It seemed oddly intimate to be in his clothes.

It almost looked as though she was wearing a lover's shirt the way the sleeves swallowed up her hands. The shirt also hung lower on her than she liked, so she took her hair-tie out. Gathering up some of the shirt, she bunched it up in the back like a duckling's tail feathers and secured it by tying it up with the hair-tie.

Her long, wavy read hair was free now, cascading past her shoulders in all its glory. She put her sweatshirt in her bag and went back out into the library, seeing him and nodding at him as she passed. If one looked closely enough, they could see her black bra a bit through the white shirt.

 

[Nightfreak]

" Don't worry about it. I am just glad to help " he replied as she took the shirt.

His eyes followed her as she walked back into the back of the library. He went back to reading his Biology book. He took a quick scan of the room seeing nobody there he decided to finish this massive text book and take another home. By the time she started to walk back into the racks of books he had the first book finished and the second on American history.

Joe watched her walk back and nodded back to her with a smile. Her long red hair flowing behind her as she walked he could see a hint of an undergarment of some kind. He had only seen them on the internet and in earth movies. On his planet there was no male or female everyone was the same and copulation was done threw the transfer of touch when your age was in the right cycle. Joe had not reached that point yet being only 500 earth years old he was still very young for his kind only about 25 in earth years. He had so many questions but nobody to ask them. He wanted to discover so much about earth and the human species so he could be more like them and fit in.

Walking back to the Biology section he returned the book to it's proper slot on the racks along with the history book he finished. Picking out one on human sexuality and another on Human psychology would help him better understand and of course there is the internet.

Walking to the counter sitting the books down. " I would like to check these out Please." he asks but I need a library card.

 

[Poprockz]

Leliana noticed him putting the book back in it's proper place, pleased that he had thought to do so. When he approached the counter, she walked over to it, recognizing that he was ready to take the books and return to his home, maybe to his family.

She wiggled the mouse of the computer to get it out of its sleep mode and she then used the scanner to scan his books, noting the titles. Human sexuality and psychology made him seem like he was a college student working on his psych major, and she wondered if that was indeed the case. If he wanted to stroke himself, porn on the internet would be a better choice, so she assumed the book was purely for academic reasons.

Leliana then pulled up another page on the computer and set her fingers on the keys, "okay, I can set you up with an account. We need your name and address. You can put in your email and phone number too, but those are optional." Her hand went to the monitor and she turned it toward him, scooting the keyboard and mouse to him as well. He could see that the tabs were all library related except for one that listed a nearby pizza delivery place.

She wondered if she should go back to college too. Leliana was also 25 and didn't really know what she wanted to do with her life. All of it seemed really intimidating, especially the idea of choosing a career.

 

[Nightfreak]

Sure thing he typed in his name and the rest of his information. He heard rumors and knew people was curious about him and how lived in the huge secluded house out on comet lane. He overheard some people wonder if it was some movie star or some eccentric hermit millionaire. Well they was half right on some of it. He hit enter and passed the keyboard back to her. " I am Joe by the way." realizing he has not introduced himself to her yet.

As he finished in the library he wondered how he could get to know Leliana a bit better. This would prove harder to him than he thought. He placed his wallet on the counter to put the library card in it but then grabbed his books thanking her and walking out the door to his car. It was nothing fancy just a red chevy he ordered off the internet and had it delivered. As he closed the door he headed back to his home to read the books he got from the library tonight and to return them in a few days to make it not suspicious even though he would finish all of them in about 20 minutes.

As he got home he went into his bedroom and hung up his suit stripping down to nothing as he shifted into his own natural state. His skin was gold with streaks of red running down his arms and chest to his legs. As he stood there looking in the mirror back into his fire red eyes with hints of black. He flashed a smile his body was hairless and no signs of any genitalia. Putting on a pair of basketball shorts he went down to the sitting room and began reading his books.

 

[Poprockz]

Leliana looked up at him and nodded. "Nice to meet you, Joe. I'm Leliana, as you know." She gave him a polite smile as he left saying, "Happy Thanksgiving." as he walked out. The library was basically empty at this point and there was only about half an hour before closing time. The redhead started closing up, putting away her cart and straightening the tables, washing them off if need be. She definitely washed off the chair where the girl's juices still smelled ripe.

As she walked over to shut off the computer, she noticed a wallet sitting there. She looked at it with a confused expression, wondering who could have left it there. The wallet didn't have a picture in it, but one of the cards in it read, "Joe Roberts." Her eyes widened as she realized who it was that left it: the handsome man who had loaned her his shirt. Grabbing the wallet, she put it in her bag and exited the library, calling an uber to get her home.

Once home, she changed out of his shirt quickly, getting into a red blouse and taking off her glasses for a moment. Leliana had found a card with his phone number on it and had taken out her phone, dialing the number. Her thumb hovered over the call button, a bit nervous about calling him out of the blue. Her thumb pressed it and she held the phone to her ear nervously, half-hoping he didn't reply.

 

[Nightfreak]

Joe was sitting in his favorite chair watching the fire in his fire place when his cell phone started to ring. He looked down seeing a number he did not realize he debated a few moments on not answering but something told him to. Hitting accept he Answered the phone...." Joe Roberts Speaking..."

Wondering who could have called him and if this was somebody about the warranty on his car again he was gonna flip out.

 

[Poprockz]

A familiar feminine voice was heard on the other end, sounding a bit unsure. "Hey, um this is Leliana, I work at the library. I'm not calling you to be weird or anything, but I found your wallet on the desk and thought you might like it back. Do you want to meet somewhere and exchange it or something?" Leliana shifted as she spoke, waiting for a reply. She hadn't remembered how nerve-wracking cold-calling strangers could be.

 

[Nightfreak]

" Oh Hey Leliana. Thanks I get so absent minded sometimes. " I have yet to have dinner would you like to meet at that steak house on Elm st. The least I can do is buy you dinner for finding my wallet for me. I would be lost with out it." He says as he sits there looking like something out of movie this alien sitting in basketball shorts talking like a human.

 

[Poprockz]

She paused, considering whether she wanted to go out to eat tonight. Pizza was typically her go-to before she would watch funny videos on the internet, but she couldn't deny that steak sounded really good. It would be with someone though... she would have to make conversation, talk about herself, etc. Leliana wasn't ready to open up to anyone, but she figured one time couldn't hurt. It was likely she wouldn't see him again anyway since she had only met him the one time before.

"No problem. Well... okay. I could go for steak. I don't mind paying my own portion, though. I'll meet you there in about thirty minutes?" She looked down and frowned, noticing that the coffee had dripped onto her baggy pants too. Since she was almost out of laundry, she would have to wear something else.

 

[Nightfreak]

Joe hung up the phone and went to his bed room. Looking threw his closet filled with an assortment of clothes in multiple sizes the ones he did not toss out just encase he had to revert back to a previously used human shape. He found a pair of khaki pants and a nice polo shirt but then decided that a dark pin striped suit better suited his mood. It was nice to have so many options in clothing back on his planet everyone looked the same. The shape shifting was mainly used in combat in times of war or hunting. Joe was the only one left of his kind so all of the rules went out the window and he had to shift from time to time to fit in and learn more about the humans on this planet. He had so many questions and wished that he had someone to confide in and help him. But outside of the workers who built his home and the gardener he hired to come and tend to his property there was nobody he was close too.

He lowered his head as he began to focus on the human form he had been using. Almost like a computer accessing a saved file deep in his mind. Shifting did not hurt him and once he was focused on the shape and the details he would instantly changed from his alien form to the human one. His ability only required him to look at what he wanted to shift into one time then he could do it. But with the humans wearing clothing he sometimes too liberties with genitalia and pubic hair. Joe had played with this one shape enough to not clone his target but to make himself look similar but not an exact copy. On this shape he added a huge back tattoo of Cthulhu, Beings what Lovecraft wrote so many years ago was real but the old gods never came to earth but from what Joe knew they monitored it closely.

Joe got dressed and made his way out to the garage. Grabbing a handful of the paper currency they use here on earth out of one of his other cars he stuffed it in his pocket and walked over to his newest bought vehicle. Grabbing the keys off the rack he unlocked his New Dodge truck and opened the door and climbed in starting it and headed for town. The music on this planet was one his favorite things about being here. He connected his phone to the bluetooth and played his playlist filled with everything from Delta Blues to Rap to Heavy Metal and all points in between. Music was not like this on his homeworld it was actually banned a thousand years before Joe was born.

After about 20 minutes in traffic and listening to Motionless in White's song Voices twice. He arrived at the Steak House about 15 minutes early. Joe was always early when he could help it. With his standing reservation he walked into the Steak House and was seated in his favorite table a quiet one in the corner with his back against the wall so he could do one of his favorite past times crowd watch.

 

[Poprockz]

Leliana went into her bedroom to pick something out. It was a nice restaurant, and she didn’t want to be rude by wearing her usual grungy attire, so she chose a red dress that flared out at the waist. The dress wasn’t necessarily made to display cleavage, but her round breasts pressed the issue in a tasteful way. She allowed her hair to remain down and put on some 2 1/2 inch red high-heels to compliment the dress. Putting on a small gold necklace, she walked to the bathroom and put on a bit of make-up. The clumsy glasses were left behind since she assumed no one she knew would be at a steak restaurant on Thanksgiving.

Make-up wasn’t something she liked wearing all the time, but she didn’t mind putting a bit on for certain places or occasions. She settled on light eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick. Once she was all ready, she called an Uber once again and had them drive her to the restaurant. The Uber got her there about 5 minutes early and she walked in, looking around to see if he was already there. Her dress swayed alluringly as she walked, her high-heels clicking on the floor.

One of the servers came up and asked her if she had a reservation and she explained who she was looking for. They nodded knowingly and led her to the back where he sat in his booth. As her eyes regarded him, she thought to herself that he looked very nice in that suit. It occurred to her that she should have brought his shirt too, but that could wait until he was at the library again.

Sitting down, she dug in her purse before finding his wallet and holding it out to him. “Hey, here’s your wallet. I’m glad you could meet at such short notice; I definitely would feel weird keeping it with me at my house.” She took a drink of water and smiled at the waiter, “may I have a glass of moscato, please?”

 

[Nightfreak]

Joe watched her walk in and his jaw about became unhinged. He could not believe this was the same woman from the library. She was gorgeous it was apparent as most of the men in the restaurant turned and watched her walk in. She was truly breath taking even for Joe. The dress defiantly showed more of her curves than the frumpy outfit she was wearing at the library. But he knew some humans liked to hide there bodies and some liked to display them for all of the world to see the internet was full of the later.

Joe stood up as she approached the table and smiled at her. Sitting down as he accepted his wallet back and putting it in his pants pocket. " Thanks I would loose my head sometimes if it was not attached." He said with a smile. Sitting down as he looked into her eyes, " Please order anything you want my treat for returning my wallet. It is not everyday you run across someone so honest to return a wallet. Most would have had a nice spending spree then returned it." He ordered the same wine as her. Alcohol did nothing to Joe his body burned it as fast as he could drink it.

" So tell me a little about yourself..?" Joe asked after he formally introduced himself. Not sure if she knew anything about the eccentric loner millionaire that lived on the outskirts of town or not. " Thank you for the company as well.." he added " I totally forgot today was thanksgiving ."

 

[Poprockz]

She gave him a little knowing smile at his comment about losing things; she too lost things fairly frequently. Her bright blue eyes looked back into his for a moment before looking away, unable to last under his direct gaze. “Oh, uh yeah. I’m not really hurting for money, so it didn’t even occur to me. Not that I would even if I was, though. Speaking of, if you want to buy my meal because you want us to be square, then that’s fine. I can always pay for my own stuff otherwise.”

Shrugging, she took a sip of her water and set it down, swirling the liquid a bit by moving the bottom of the glass a little. The redhead looked down into it as she spoke, “Oh. Well, I wasn’t doing anything for Thanksgiving, so I was available anyway. I work at the library and then I go home. There’s honestly not much that’s super interesting about me.” She took another sip of her water.

Leliana may have been in a red dress that screamed for one to appreciate it, her demeanor from the library hadn’t changed. She still seemed distant, as though she was simply keeping him at arm’s length. And for all intents and purposes she was, not seeing any reason to offer more than general information about herself to a man she barely knew.

“What about you? Your name sounds familiar, but I can’t really place it. Are you a business associate of my father’s, Arthur Davenport?” Sometimes her father mentioned his associates in his emails to her, especially since business was one of the only things he could think to talk to his daughter about. He was a major player in the mining business. Incidentally, her mother was a lawyer- his lawyer.

The waiter came back in record time, setting down wine glasses and pouring the sweet wine out for them carefully, inconspicuously giving Joe an encouraging smile as he poured the man's wine. The look was as if he was sending him good luck for getting lucky tonight. He then put the bottle in an ice bucket and left it on the table for them, handing them each a menu before leaving.