y/n pov

"whaaaa?" i say, grabbing my head.

i open my eyes slowly, adjusting to the light, as i try to get my bearings. i must have passed out as i entered whatever the fuck this tin can in the sky is. i look around the small room i am in and the eerie blue lighting seems to calm my nerves. as my eyes trail around the room, i see her. i see billie. WhAt tHe FuCK!?!? okay, damn.

she is still passed out in the ground, but it is definitely grass head, i mean i would know, i think about her most everyday. my brain gets jumbled with words and feelings floating around like bees in a hive. i close my eyes, trying to calm down so i don't make a fool of myself.

as i am exhaling out through my mouth, i hear a sweet "hi". it was so small and almost too quiet to hear, but my eyes shot open, and i was looking at her, her piercing blue eyes staring right back at me. am i even alive right now? right then and there, i decide not to mention my obsession with her ever, and just try to function as best i can so we can get out of here.

"h-hi" i say. wow am i off to a great start.

"where are we" she asks, sitting up against the wall opposite me and looking around the room.

"i-i don't know" i say, honestly. "it may be some k-kind of space ship but i don't know that might just be my headache talk-king" i explain hesitantly.

that makes her smile just a little bit, lifting the corners of her lips ever so slightly, but a still worried look on her face. i of course still think i must have died and went to heaven or some shit, just stunned out of my mind. at least i can play it off as being scared of where we are, and i am not going to lie, i definitely am.

TW: brief mention of bl**d in the next paragraph

i slowly bring my hand to my throbbing head to soothe the pain and place it on the area that hurts most. i shakily bring my hand back down after nursing the area for a few seconds to see my crimson blood slowly dripping down my palm. i just stare at it- i have not been able to process a single coherent thought since i woke up- i am overwhelmed and unfazed, struggling to take in everything around me.

billie notices my debacle and brings herself off the hard floor slowly, beginning to stagger over to me, almost falling over on the way due to her iron deficiency. i am still disoriented and confused as she slowly bends down to my level using my shoulder as a brace and i feel her warm hand under my chin as she lifts my face and starts to inspect my wound.

"you must have hit your head on something" she says warmly, calming my jumbled brain. billie reaches into her pockets to pull out a pack of kleenex and dabs the wound tenderly, still holding up my chin so the only place i can look is at her perplexed face.

"a-awfully prepared" i say, trying to keep my cool while my insides are churning.

she sees me gesturing at the pocket she got the tissues out of and says "yeah, i am like a modern mary poppins", looking so attentively into my eyes that i feel like she can see into my soul. she dabs my cut a couple more times until i wince with pain and she brings her hands down from my face to take a good long look at me.

"what's your name?" she asks sweetly, not breaking eye contact.

i am sure i look visibly uncomfortable as her eyes soften and she continues to wait patiently for my response. "y/n" i say almost in a whisper.

"okay, y/n, i know you are scared but we will get out of here... together" she says and i feel her warm fingers interlace with mine.

"okay?" she asks, her blue eyes staring into mine making me want to hug her and never let go. she keeps looking into me, waiting for a response.

"okay." i say with a small smile.

at that moment i see something i never thought i would see. a creature opens the door and slithers in on her tentacles, the blue light washing out her purple skin tone.

"sorry to interrupt you two and your... affection." she gestures towards us, billie leaning over me and holding my hands. "we did not mean to pick two humans that know each other."

billies eyes widen and she looks back at me "oh, we don't!" she said leaning away.

"hm.. the human race is quite affectionate with strangers." it seemed as if she was judging us, thought of herself as higher, better.

i am not very social but i have this persona that i can pull out of my pocket when i am overwhelmed and need to shut down. i do just that and say "not all humans, just her" i say as i wink at billie and she gives me a look.

"what are you referring to?" she says inquisitively, squinting her eyes at me. and that is the end of my cool. shit now she knows i know who she is.

i am about to respond when the creature says "no more speaking. you musn't ruin our experiment."

experiment? "experiment?" i ask.

"no talking. if i hear another word out of either of you, you will face serious consequences." she leaves and shuts the door. billie and i just look at it, stunned. then we hear a muffled "junie and corelda! please come, the humans you will be studying have arrived."

and with that, fear really sets in. study? how so? will it hurt? thoughts are racing through my head like wildfire. i can feel billie looking at me but i try not to pay attention because i am feeling too many things and if i look at her beautiful face i might just explode with emotion.

next time the door opens, the lady comes in with two much smaller creatures holding little pink and blue clipboards. the one on the left has green skin and BIG blue eyes. they have no hair and many smile lines, which i think is absolutely adorable. the one on the right is purple and looks much like the eldest, with purple skin and tentacles. is this really junie and corelda? these kids will be studying us?

"hiiii, iiiii aaaaammm juuuuniiiieee, aaaanndd thhiiiiisss iiiss cooooorrreeellldaaa" they say slowly.

"honey, they speak english." the woman interjects, placing a hand on junie's shoulder.

"oh" junie says as they look at the floor. "u-um okay so i was just saying that i am junie and this is corelda and we have a school project to do. ms.morrulia is gonna help us and um-" they look up at ms. morrulia for help.

ms. morrulia looks back at junie and smiles"they are going to be studying human psychology and behavior. all you will have to do is answer some questions and stay in here until we are finished."

"yeah!" corelda interjects, "and we will give you stuff to do! like play board games and whatever else you wanna do! what do you like to do?" she inquires.

"i make music" billie says as she relaxes a little and looks at me for my answer.

i can't say because if billie knows i sing she's going ask me to sing for her and i do not want to do that at all. that shit is scary.

"h-how long will we be here?" i ask, trying to change the subject.

ms. morrulia tilts her head and says "in your time? about a week. but please do answer corelda's question." she says sweetly.

i do not wanna sing in front of billie but it's literally the only thing i like to do "i- uh- sing sometimes" i said hesitantly. i feel billie squeeze my arm and when i look at her she is smiling. fuck me.

corelda smiles "okay, we will return later, but for now just be... human. you know, like whatever humans do, just do that"

"okay i think they understand" ms. morrulia says as she gently shoos the children out of the room.

and there we are. billie just staring at me, certainly with many questions rolling through her head, and me just staring back. mortified. so this is gay panic... got it.