#part two!!!!

Ella continues to fiddle with the ring in her hair. Pools of teal focus on the tangled limbs in front of her, a distant look overtaking them. Silent anticipation builds up like the heat in the air within the small space. They all wait for her.

...

“I know we planned on eating in tonight but that new Japanese restaurant just opened today. I pulled a few strings and I got us reservations! Please let me take you out to dinner tonight,” Ella begged with a slight puppy dog pout.

She readjusted the brown paper bag of groceries in her right arm, and asked herself why she felt the need to take the traditional route with grocery shopping. A quick look up at the beautiful sky above reminded her why. She lifted her wrist so she could see the holoscreen of Emily’s face better. “Besides, it’s not everyday we get to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Please please let me make you feel as special as you deserve.”

Ella watched as Emily playfully debated the request before a smile spread on her lips. “Only if we can have dessert at home after.”

“What?” Ella asked. Emily winked at her, her orange eyes sparkling. Ella came to a sudden stop and the heat rose to her cheeks. “Oh! That kind- of course we can!”

Emily chuckled at her wife’s expected reaction. It was too cute. “I love you.”

Ella smiled softly. “I love you too.”

Suddenly a red exclamation point appeared on the top corner of the screen, and a sharp rapid beeping noise filled the air.

“Ella? What’s going on?”

“I don’t-” There was a flash and four large figures similar to giant black gorillas had Ella surrounded. Black tufts of fur stuck out from beneath their gray body suits and transparent bubble shaped energy helmets.

The bag of groceries fell to the ground with a splat. Ella clenched her fists and prepared to fight the looming figures, but the creature behind her had other plans. One of their massive gloved hands gripped her shoulder and the other slammed into her back. 

She grit her teeth as many needles pierced into her skin through her shirt from the fingertips in the gloves. The toxin they were laced in filled her veins with ice. She felt her consciousness slip, heavy eyelids strained to stay open. “...Em...”

Her arm fell and body slumped. The grip of her kidnapper was the only thing that kept her on her feet. 

Even though Ella was now unconscious, her wife was not. Her sideways holoimage glared at all of them, hands reaching for her kitsune mask sitting on the desk. “You bastards! I will hunt you down! If you hurt her, I swear I will tear you all apart!”

“Shut if off,” one of their others commanded in their native tongue.

The one that held onto Ella adjusted their hold so she was draped over their muscular arm. They gripped the body of the watch and crushed it between their fingers. The hologram cut out, and in a flash, they were gone. The only sign of their presence being a spilled out bag of groceries.

...

“EL?”

Ella blinks and looks back up at the blue figure before her. “Right, sorry, I was just thinking. Hey, think you can fly this ship?”

The other stares at her for a moment before nodding. “Yes, I supposed I could.”

its fine that my parents and my family just dont love me and it sucks for sure but im coming to terms with it, thats just how it is and i cant change it or them. i certainly cant change myself to maket hem love me bc ive tried that shit and it doesnt fucking work

but like 

found family,,,, , , , my god theres a reason found family tropes resonate w me 

it SUCKs and i was really really sad and angry fr a really long time but its sort of like ok................................. this  is the reality of the situation. lets move forward. im not sad about it, i dont really feel any sort of way about it. which i think is better than how i felt before