Author's notes:
About the language and notation:
The Baylon language is a predecessor to Latin, which is why it looks like Latin at a glance.
Mental communication is denoted by a < and ends with a >, so a mental communication will look like this: "< Who are you? >"
Some warnings
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This is erotic action adventure, meaning that there will be both sex and violence, but I don't mix the two.
This story is posted on the Literotica website and the author does not give permission for it to be reposted or reprinted anywhere else without consent.
P.S. I haven't gotten an editor yet, so any mistakes are mine. Interested editors are welcome :)
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Chapter 11 -- Gifts
Sunday, 18th of June 2000, Outside Malaga, Spain
The meditation helped on the dizziness and feeling much better, I continued my intended shopping spree, using some of my newly acquired money to buy clothes and shoes, a wallet, sandals, a hat, a modern money belt, a toothbrush and toothpaste along with several other things I came across on the way back to the parking lot, where I had left Alice.
I even had time to get a more modern haircut and a few gifts for the women and the twins.
The gifts for the twins had been the hardest part, since I had no idea what young girls wanted, but with the help of some of the salesmen, I finally got it sorted.
I had also discovered that for some reason, there was a small inscription on just about everything you could buy, telling people how to use the product. It was brilliant for me, but I couldn't imagine someone buying what seemed to be quite normal items and then actually read the inscription, so I didn't understand why it was there. Not to mention the fact that some of the advice in the description was just plain silly.
One of the perfumes I had bought for myself, was a reinvention of the old, perfumed wax-stick, now called a 'stick deodorant', which you applied by smearing the wax on your skin. However, on the plastic holder it was clearly stated, 'For external use only' and I simply couldn't think of any situation, where you would swallow or eat the thing and it was clearly not suited as a sex toy.
A howling sound brought me out of my thoughts, and I jumped for my life, when a car came in my direction much faster than I had assumed.
I did make it to the sidewalk, but it was a close thing and I sighed as I waved apologetically to the driver. With everything being unfamiliar and those cars moving faster than almost anything I had experienced before, walking around in my own thoughts would get me killed sooner or later.
Focussing on the traffic, I continued my trip.
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Close to one o'clock, I was back at the parking lot with a filled backpack, carrying some additional bags and wearing a completely different outfit. The timing was excellent, because at the same time I spotted Alice walking out of the marked, followed by the twins, who were carrying a bag each. "Hi."
Alice sent me a smile "Hi here. How did it go?"
"Not so good on the memory, but it was nice to walk around and enjoy the city." I looked down at myself. "I sold a gold trinket I found with my clothes, so now I got some money."
"That explains the new haircut, but you didn't have to do that, you know. You're more than welcome to stay with us."
"Thanks, and since I still don't have any personal memories, passport or any other papers, I gladly accept... But I really do like to be able to pay for myself."
"Men." Alice snorted, but then grinned. "That's okay. You can..." her voice trailed off as her eyes flickered down to where the twins stood. "You can pay what you spare."
Switching to Latin, which the twins didn't understand, I said, "You meant: Lay it off, right?"
She nodded with a grin and whirled the car keys in her hand, before pressing the remote to open the locks.
As the twins placed their bags in the trunk, she took a cell phone from her purse and pressed a button. "I promised to call before we drove home. Just in case they needed something."
Still speaking Latin, I added. "Like more time to pleasure each other... hmm... If they need more time, I can take you guys to lunch."
"Sounds nice..." She stopped abruptly and focused on the phone. "Hey, it's me... just wondering if you need something... or more time... " There was a pause as she listened and then she continued. "Yeah... yeah, I can do that.... See you soon then... Will do."
Fascinated I leaned against the car as I listened. It was the first time that I had heard a phone call, where I actually understood what was being said and it was fun trying to imagine what was being said in the other end.
Lowering her phone, Alice looked at me. "Apparently, they were tired and slept until half an hour ago."
Since I couldn't be seen by the twins, who were in the car behind me, I smiled widely and winked to her. "That happens when you stay up late."
"Ehh yeah... Well, to make a long story short: They would be happy if we bought some soda and had home-made pizza for a late dinner." She switched to Latin with a grin. "I guess that after last night they didn't feel the need for more pleasure."
Her eyes flickered to something in the car behind me and she switched to English as she talked to the twins. "Yes. I know it's unfair that we talk a language that you don't understand, but sometimes adults need to talk about things that are really not your business."
Grinning I turned around and looked at the twins. "And besides when you're using sign language, you're actually talking a language I don't understand, so that is unfair as well."
Alice laughed. "Enough about who is unfair and who is not. Get in the car."
"< Ivan? >" Cyra asked mentally as we started to drive. "< Are we in trouble? I mean, do you think somebody detected us? >"
"< I don't think so, but you have to be careful when you use your gift >" I searched desperately for a way to make it clearer, but with my superficial knowledge of the world I couldn't think of anything. "< If you can do something most other people can't, some people will try to control you for their own gain. Keeping it a secret means that they never get the chance to do that >"
"< Like a superhero with a secret identity? >"
Having no idea what exactly a superhero was, that was a hard question to answer, but the secret identity sounded like a bad idea. Kids should grow up being themselves, not pretending they were someone else. "< No, just yourself with a secret >"
"< Okay >" there was a slight pause. "< Thanks >"
"< You're welcome >"
"< Is there another way to keep it silent than holding hands? >" Zena asked. "< It's kind of hard to hold hand and use sign language at the same time >"
For a few heartbeats, I felt tempted to slap myself for being that stupid. I had completely forgotten that they used sign language. "< Well... any touch will do, but I had forgotten about the sign language. Sorry about that. >"
"< No problem >" answered Zena, amusement in her mental voice.
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Despite traffic and a short stop to buy some more soda, the trip back to the house was fast and as I opened the trunk to get the bags, I had to marvel at the technology that made travelling so much faster and convenient than I was used to.
At least over short distances, since few methods of travel can beat instantaneous power travel, like a teleport or a magical gate, but then again Traveling by Power usually required that you had been at the destination, or at least seen it in a mind image, before you could use power to get there. A problem you didn't have when using a car.
I still hated driving, but I had to admit that it was practical.
"You look thoughtful." Said Alice as she parked the car. "What are you thinking about?"
"How practical it is to have a car." I said with a smile.
She nodded. "It really is. That's why we rented one for the three weeks we're here."
Cyra signed something, causing Alice to nod with a smile. "Yes, you may start making the pizza."
The twins smiled widely, took a bag each and started to walk into the house. The sight of them reminded me, that I had no clue about how Alice would react to me giving gifts to her children.
"By the way, I bought two small gifts for the twins. Is it okay of I give the gifts to them or should I give the gift to you, so you can hand them on?"
"Ehh... What did you buy for them?"
"Water guns and some Harry Potter books." I said and lifted the bag with the gifts. "The water guns to cool them of in the hot weather and the books for the evenings."
"Okaaay..." she said slowly, "but why?"
"Well, they're sweet kids and I enjoy giving gifts to people I like... and talking about gifts..." I reached into another bag and took out a gift. "This is for you."
"What?" She looked at the gift-wrapped pack with astonishment. "Why?"
"Because you're a beautiful, sexy and sweet woman and as I have said before, I owe you, Rita and Karen more thanks than I can ever give for taking me in." I said and meant it.
After having gained more knowledge about the world, I knew I had been extremely lucky that the women didn't call the police the moment they found an unconscious, naked man near the house they lived in.
"Good deeds deserve to be rewarded."
Shaking her head, Alice took the pack and slowly opened it.
Coming up with gift ideas weren't easy when you didn't know much about the world or the people you were giving the gifts, but after having walked around in Malaga, I noticed another thing that haven't changed since the ancient Egyptians: People liked to smell nice. Hence, I had walked into a perfume shop and bought some perfumes, with the help of a friendly clerk.
"Wow...
Jean Paul Gaultier's Classique
!" Alice exclaimed as she looked at the pack. "You're insane. This is really expensive... shouldn't you save your money?"