Title: A Friend to Me
Author: Tareena Langford (Renegade87)
Chapters: 1
Rating: T
Pairing: Riddick/Jack
Feedback: Hell yea! I didn't post this thing for my health.
Disclaimer: I do not own Riddick or Jack ::damnit:: or anything else from the Riddick universe. Nor do I own the song that makes an appearance, that belongs to Garth Brooks.

Summary: Just a little song fic set after the movie.

Author's Note: The Chronicles of Riddick movie is completely disregarded.

Apparently fanfiction net doesn't like me, so if random lines of the lyrics are NOT in italics and NOT centered, I hope it's not too confusing and I'm really sorry.

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Ever since that planet, Jack stuck herself to me like Velcro. I tried to leave her with Imam but the little kid threw such a fuckin fit. Hell, I still don't know why I even fuckin gave into that shit. Guess I'm just a fuckin pussy.

Well you and I

We're buddies

And we've been since we first met

Me and you

Well we've been through

Our share of laughter and regret

But over the years the kid grew on me…not to mention she just grew. Guess you could call her a friend. Probably the only person I'll ever give enough of a rat's ass about to even consider calling that. Sure we had our fights, trying to teach the little hellfire the way of the world. Ohhh…we had some fights. Damn thing is, she always fuckin won. Fuckin waterworks.

Lord knows we've had our bad days

And more than once we've disagreed

But you've always been a friend to me

But for some unknown goddamned reason she always came back to me. She never would fuckin leave. And to tell you the truth I was glad she didn't. I dunno, like I said I'm a pussy. Damn bitch whipped me. Amazing what a little 130-pound woman can do that even the baddest mercs and prison guards couldn't.

You can be so stubborn

There's times I think you just like to fight

And I hope and pray

You live to see the day

When you say I might be right

We still fight. Kinda a thrill I guess. But hell, after the fights…damn. I guess I don't mind them all that much.

And there's times I'd rather kill you

Than listen to your honesty

But you've always been a friend to me

She sure has a way with words. That's for damn fucking sure. She called me out on every goddamned thing I ever did wrong. Don't ask me how the little bitch did it. She never knew me before… Before, I don't even want to think about that shit.

You've always been

Time and again

The one to take my hand

And show me it's okay to be

Just the way I am

With no apology

But when she had me clenching my jaw, seeing red and some sort of weird prickling behind my eyes, and in my chest, she just sighed, told me she forgave me and fucking kissed me. The balls. But I didn't care. Well-known fact I don't believe in that fucker named God, never wanted the bitch's forgiveness either. But when she said she forgave me. That's all I ever needed.

Oh, you've always been

And you will till God knows when

Yes, you've always been a friend to me