Taekook: My Alien EP 1: Down To Earth

EP 1: Down To Earth

The light from the sun was blinding at the outer space. Stillness everywhere, silence everywhere. . . an everlasting void surrounding the mighty blue planet which was buzzing with life within. The glowing specks here and there, which indicated the clusters of congested civilisationions, looked aesthetic and unworldly. . .

But the thing that was unworldly 'for real', had just zoomed past the moon—

GONE! in the blink of an eye, leaving a trail of sparkles and dust..

It resembled a meteorite, but was far from it. It was glowing red like a fireball, contrasting the cool shades of the planet, but had the same thing inside just like the planet itself–

"LIFE"

It was past midnight, as the glowing ball illuminated the entire sky like a thunderbolt and pierced into the womb of life. It dimmed, and dimmed even further the closer it got to the ground. Children could easily mistake it as a shooting star and make an innocent wish, but the strength of its speed made the trees bow and the ground shake. Shooting stars surely don't appear that much threatening..

It had gotten dangerously close to the surface now. It glided over the canopy of trees, barely grazing over them and with a loud blast, it crashed upon the ground. The debris scattered everywhere and a small part of the forest suddenly disappeared in a heap of mud and dirt.

On a closer look it looked like a space shuttle, damaged beyond repair and smoke coming out from the cracks. A loud banging sound echoed in the quiet forest and the window threw open. A trembling creature crawled out heavy breaths leaving its lips. It managed to crawl a few metres before it fell unconscious and curled itself in the nest of dirt. It's black clothing glistened like the night sky studded with stars. It brought its legs and arms closer, and stayed like a baby in womb, breaths slowly calming down..

What was this creature?

. . . . . .

A tan and sturdy male was walking up the stone carved steps of the Seoraksan National park, one of the most famous trekking spots of South Korea.. He had a trekking stick in one of his hands, a heavy backpack and his other hand clutching his cellphone tightly in hope of getting network..

Shihyuk, the said man had come in a trekking trip with his office colleagues, but to his misfortune, he got distracted by a bird and went to snap a picture of it ;

One bird led to another and just like that he ended up almost exhausting his entire camera roll with every species of birds that he could possibly find..

And when his camera screamed of its full storage he renavigated his way back to the trekking path, only to find out that his colleagues had moved far enough and now he was lost in this beautiful abode of wilderness..

He nevertheless sped up and tried reaching his friend's cell phone continuously albeit the poor network.. Being a nature lover and finding peace in solitude, Shihyuk wasn't that much anxious about getting lost. He would find a way out sooner or later..

He breathed into the clean air, the scent of the pine woods and the damp grass hitting his nostrils and making him smile in satisfaction. If not for the trip, he might have actually decided on staying here for a few days.

But then again, a sweet chirrup invaded his ears and he got distracted by yet another bird. He blindly chased after it with his camera. it's chirrup being his only clue as he vanished into the woods again.

Just the moment when he spotted it and was about to click its picture, Shihyuk came across a huge pit in front of him.

The pit was about 20 metres wide. The more Shihyuk stared at it, the more curious he became to find out what caused such a big pit in the middle of nowhere..

Bong Shihyuk

*Why is such a huge pit here? Are the authorities deciding to build some kind of thing?*

Shihyuk thought himself as he put his camera back inside it's case and took small steps towards the pit to see what's inside. Blame his misfortune, or the downpour last night, he slipped in the wet mud and came sliding down landing on his butt..

Bong Shihyuk

Ah! (groans in pain and massages his butt)

Shihyuk was very absorbed in caring for his painful butt, but the next second, he heard rustling noises near him. He looked around and spotted a figure.

Bong Shihyuk

Is anyone there?

Shihyuk said in a timid tone and the rustling noise came again. Shihyuk then noticed that there was probably someone who was also there with him in this pit and that said being's back was facing him..

He got up and walked up to the creature that was wearing a black hoodie and surprisingly, there was no mud sticking to it while his own fall made him look as if he had just taken a bath in mud..

Shihyuk tapped the creature's shoulder.. being not even one per cent afraid and the little creature turned around..

The creature looked at Shihyuk with big almond eyes that sparkled looking at him.. Shihyuk couldn't help but coo at this cute creature in front of him.. his bangs were falling over his forehead covering his eyes a little.. his boopable nose and bread cheeks made him look like a teenager but his body frame said otherwise..

The Alien

(looks at Shi hyuk and blinks innocently)

Bong Shihyuk

*Omg! who is he? He's so damn cute! I wanna squish his cheeks* Um, are you lost little one?

Shihyuk restrained himself from squishing the life out of this cute boy in front of him and asked him in a soft voice..

But the boy just stared at him, he tilted his head sideways in confusion and pushed a few of his hair strands away from his eyes with his fingers hiding inside his hoodie paws, only to paint his own cheeks with a little amount of mud..

Adorable!

Adorable was the only word that was circling in Shihyuk's mind as he also stared at the creature who sat in complete silence..

The Alien

. . .

Bong Shihyuk

What's your name, little one? And how did you end up here?

Shi hyuk said again as he squatted in front of the little cute creature.. and soon feeling awkward as he still didn't blurt a single word.. And Shihyuk being the absolute definition of extrovert now oathed that he would definitely make this cutie talk to him..

The Alien

. . .

Bong Shihyuk

*Why isn't he saying anything?* Do you speak English? (speaks English in a Korean accent)

S I L E N C E

Shihyuk now felt confused.. was the boy too shy to talk to him or was it something else? He definitely noticed something that this creature had a bright glow to his skin unlike normal human and completely contrasting to his own skintone..

More curiosities added in his storage..

The creature was staring at him for a good 7 minutes hardly blinking and slowly came closer to Shihyuk, looking at his hand and then again continuing to stare at his face..

Bong Shihyuk

Um, do you need something? (asks being unsure)

The boy nodded lightly as he slowly forwarded his own hands, only his fingertips visible from the hoodie paws and laced them with Shihyuk's hands..

The boy closed his eyes the next moment, their fingers intertwining- which was from Shihyuk's side, as he felt the boy's warm fingertips on his own and couldn't restrain anymore..

After a while, kind of 10 minutes later, the boy opened his eyes and again stared at Shihyuk who had now become impatient.. Too curious to know about what kind of ritual they were doing in the middle of the forest..

The Alien

He- Hello.. (stutters and says in a low voice)

Bong Shihyuk

So you can speak!

Shihyuk's eyes sparked as he held the boy's hands and the boy nodded lightly, probably understanding what Shihyuk was speaking now..

The Alien

Yes I can, I learnt your language by holding your hand.. (says obliviously)

Bong Shihyuk

What do you mean learning my language, by holding my hand?

Shihyuk says confused and looked at his own hand, detaching it from the boy's.. The boy felt panicked for a second before he blurted again which sounded like a slurry mumble..

The Alien

Umn that's something I can't tell you..

He yet again hid his hands inside his hoodie paws and crossed his legs, sitting comfortably in the ground now, his body frame shrinking a bit.. making him look like a lost puppy..

Bong Shihyuk

uh, okay, how did you get here?

The Alien

*I shouldn't tell him about myself* sorry, I also can't tell anything about that..

Lying was the first thing he learnt after coming here in this blue planet apart from the language.. And he was comfortable that this man was not too pushy about getting all the secrets out of his stomach.. The said man spoke again

Bong Shihyuk

Okay? Then just tell me your name.. I'm Bong Shihyuk..

The Alien

I don't really have a name.. (says bluntly)