AN: Hey gaiz! I've been missing in action for a year or two now and just wanted to say how sorry I am for leaving all of you on so many cliffhangers in my stories. :( Unfortuantely, I may never finish my Gravitation fan fictions b/c I simply got too busy and became tired of them. But I recently watched something that has once more inspired me to write fan fiction. :D
The other day I rented Alien vs. Predator b/c I'd never seen it and became curious after some fan art I previously saw. The movie was great, but what really tickled me was the Beauty and the Beast complex goin' on here with Lex and Scar. XD I'm such a nut when it comes to forbidden romance so when I saw these two different races working together I was like "omgomgomg!!" LOVE!! Now I'm currently obsessed with the predator x human pairing, so this is what the fic will be about! So, without further adieu, let's get on with the story!
WARNING: rated M for mature due to strong language and some sexual content.
Disclaimer: I do not own AVP or any of the characters in it. But I do own my human and predator OC's n'stuff like that. :)
Prologue: Discovery
"Aw, dammit!"
Gwen banged the edge of her desk in annoyance and knocked her pencil holder over in the process. She didn't bother picking up the stuff that fell on the floor, but kept cursing under her breath as if she were speaking a mantra. This was the second model she had broken in the span of 3 days which, according to her standards, was too careless. The connecting part between the leg and the torso of the creature had broken clean off, leaving an unfinished piece.
This upset Gwen particularly because she was planning on giving this to her older brother as a present since he had a major monster fetish. The high school grad's entire room consisted of reptilian merchandise, including books, games, t-shirts, and yes, figurines. Although he was, in her terms, a geek, the boy had gotten into Harvard law school in no time flat with a perfect GPA of 4.0 under his belt. How he came to be immersed in fantastical mumbo jumbo like this, Gwen would never know. But despite their differences, she still loved her brother with all her heart and wanted to make something for him before he left the nest once again as soon as summer break was over.
Looks like she could trash the model idea.
Gwen loved making models, but lately her skills had gotten a little rusty due to the fact that she hadn't much time to keep them honed during her first year of college. "Time is money" her father always said, and at this time Gwen had no more money to spare. Her only option left was to make something from scratch for her brother, which was easier said than done. Model-making required a delicate sense of concentration and artistic vitality. Unfortunately, Gwen didn't have a drop of artistic blood in her. Being the only girl in school who failed elementary art class, she never again picked up another paint brush... unless it was for coloring her models of course.
So, picking up the model and extra parts scattered about her workspace, Gwen trashed the whole project and started clearing the mess that was made when she slammed her desk. After cleaning, she glanced at the clock and rolled her eyes as the thought of her summer project popped into mind. She realized she'd have to do it sooner or later, and with nothing else planned for today Gwen decided maybe now might be a good time to begin. Being a girl who loves models, the girl joined a model-making class in college. But the first year was all about the basics and only consisted of easy tasks that she knew how to do already. The professor assigned a summer project to the whole class which said to construct a small building out of found materials... from nature. Gwen simply wanted to get through the easy portions of the class as quickly as possible and chose to do a plain old house. The restrictions were that the building could be no more than a foot long/wide, and no less than a half a foot long/wide. Guess which size she chose?
A loud roaring sound came from the confinements of her brother's room down the hallway, startling Gwen. What was this, like... the fifth time he's watched that same horror movie? The younger sister marched down the hallway, banged on her brother's door and yelled,
"TURN IT DOWN!!"
At first she received no answer, but she was once more surprised when her siblings face emerged from the window lit room.
"How about you stop hanging your bras all over the shower, and THEN I'll consider turning the volume down just a notch." He said in a sarcastic tone.
"I already cleared them out today!" She argued back.
"Uh, then what's this?" He held up a frilly, lavender-colored B cup by one strap and swung it in her face.
"Dude, don't be touchin' my underwear! That's gross!" She tried snatching it from his hand but his six foot-ness outdid her five foot five-ness.
"Not until I hear a heartfelt apology for spoiling your older bro's innocence at seeing such grotesque appendages in such a user friendly environment." He teased, lifting the brassier out of her reach.
Usually, Gwen would've fought him to the death for his crime, but she knew she had the upperhand in this battle.
"Okay then! I guess I won't be giving you the awesome present I made for you!" She said in a sing-song voice and began walking off towards her room.
"Wait, what?" He half laughed and grabbed the upper arm of his sister. "This is a joke, right? YOU? Make something for ME?"
"Well, yah! I mean, you're going to be gone for school sooner than I am and I thought maybe I'd give ya a little something to remember your poor, dear sister by, ya know?" She could be such a ham at times.
"Really? I'm shocked! What is it?" He became a little more interested with the topic at hand.
"Not telling unless you give me back my bra. Got it?" She held out her hand with a snide little grin on her face.
"Mmm... fine." He said in submission, feeling that this was more important than keeping his sister's bra in stow. "Now, what'dja get me?" He asked with honest curiosity.
"C'mere! I have it right in my pocket." She stuck her hand in her faded blue jeans and pulled something out. The elder sibling stared at her clenched fist with hope and mild rapture as she slowly started opening her palm.
But this truce had been issued a little too smoothly.
Gwen had flicked his nose with lightning speed, hard. How could he fall for such an easy trick?! Her brother held his poor face and let out a wounded cry which soon turned into a growl. But before he could enact upon his half-hearted fury, the girl had disappeared behind the safety of her bedroom door, never to be seen again until dinner time most likely.
In her room, Gwen locked the door and giggled wildly at the victory. While he had been distracted by the sudden attack, she had snatched her bra from his hands and ran down the hall away from his grasp. Luckily, it seemed like her brother didn't have the energy to exact revenge upon her yet. No. That would probably be saved for when dinner time rolled around.
"Good thing mom and dad gone for the week, or I would've never gotten away with that." Gwen smiled to herself and placed the bra in the upper drawer of her dresser. 'Maybe I should put a lock on it...' She thought absent mindedly, but quickly forgot about it. 'Looks like I win this round, Brian.'
The girl felt a little bad for fooling her brother into thinking she had a present, but soon there would be no reason to complain as she would be whipping up something for him at some point in time. A model figurine of a monster would've been so nice, but the assembling part just wasn't working out (not to mention he already had tons of them all from his favorite horror films). Gwen looked out her window and noticed that evening was rapidly approaching. If she wanted to get anything productive done today, she'd better get started on that project of hers. And so, lacking luster, Gwen swiped the forest green pillow case off of her pillow, a flashlight (in case she stayed out later than she predicted), the project sheet that told her all the requirements for the miniature house she was building, and peeked outside of her door to see if Brian was anywhere to be found. After hearing the familiar sounds of screams and monster roars coming from his closed door, she let out a sigh of relief and tip toed through the hallway, downstairs, and out the door as swiftly as her feet would carry her.
Gwen Shelton lived in a relatively quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of a small city. Lots of plant life and open spaces is what attracted the Shelton's into moving here when she was in 2nd grade. Right next to their house was the beginning of a woodsy area that led on into mountains and rivers if you traveled farther off. New Mexico was like that in many places.
It was the perfect spot for finding the materials she needed to construct her half a foot long/wide model house, so that's exactly where she headed.
Luckily, Gwen had her long jeans on and tennishoes so no poison ivy would rub off on her, not like there was that much here in the higher mountain altitudes anyway. If not poison ivy, there were always plenty of pine needles cushioning the forest floor. It was annoying when they would get stuck in the crevices of the bottom of her shoes, especially if she'd just stepped in mud. It was spring now, so there were plenty of shoe-picking needles to look forward to.
As she walked along enjoying the relatively cool day, Gwen picked up some stray pine cones and threw them into her pillow case along with some quartz rock she dug up and fallen sticks from the trees branches. The occasional trash was spread here and there since bears liked to dig into other people's garbage at night and take it out to the woods. This once happened to her family when they heard a sharp crash in the middle of the night only to find out that it was a teenage bear knocking over their trash can looking for something to eat. They'd had turkey for dinner earlier so that's why it was so potent to the furry creature. All her dad had to do though was open the door, turn on the garage light and the brown ball sped off faster than you'd think an animal his size could go. Gwen smiled when remembering how her brother had grabbed a rake and chased it even farther in the forest just to show how "manly" he was. It didn't have as much as an affect that it could've had if he didn't start yelling battle cries from an old world knight's and dragons PC game he'd been playing.
She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the soft padding of footprints nearby. Although it wasn't that late out yet, Gwen knew that there could still be some psychos walking about looking for trouble. She twirled all around her to see where the noise was coming from and stood stalk still when she found the source.
A female deer stared right back at her, only some yards away. Gwen's heart fluttered when she saw the elegant creature and made sure not to make any sudden movements in fear of scaring the doe off. But, as quickly as the animal had appeared, it disappeared at another unfamiliar sound, galloping deeper into the trees. Gwen relaxed and smiled to herself again, happy that she got to see such a shy thing even if only for a fleeting moment. With that, she got right back to gathering materials.
It had been at least an hour and the sun was getting lower behind the towering pine trees, so Gwen thought it'd be a good time to head back. If her brother had gone looking for her for revenge, he'd probably be worried sick right about now seeing as she was absent from the house. She had collected a good amount of natural materials for her project and felt satisfied when she held up her slightly heavy pillow case of stuff.
"I'll get this thing done in a jiffy." She told herself and followed the sun back to her house (as it's right side faced the west where the sun set).
Gwen trampled through the woods, her legs getting sore from walking, and saw another deer run a few feet away from her in a panic. She wondered why the animal was so spooked and thought maybe it was the same deer. She looked to where the creature had come from and went to see if any more of them were on their way. There was a large rock in her path which she had to step up on and jump over, but as soon as she landed the girl froze and slowly began climbing back onto it.
It was rare that she ever saw a bear this close before, and sleeping at that! Maybe this is what the deer was running from? Something didn't seem right though. Maybe it wasn't sleeping, but dead? There was no way a 60 lb. deer could take on a 300 lb. mass of fur and claws. But that's not the thing that didn't seem right to Gwen. The shape and size of the bear were... different. Almost like it wasn't actually a bear. It was hard to see since the shade of the trees were becoming darker as the sun went down.
Did she dare move closer?
Quietly sliding off the stone, Gwen took a step, waited a few seconds, and kept doing the same thing with each movement. The creature hadn't stirred at all since she'd discovered it, so maybe it really was dead. But the question was... what exactly was it?!
As she lessened the distance between her and the "bear", Gwen was beginning to think this wasn't a very smart idea, especially since she knew about the dangers of bears from her forest survival class she took in middle school. Usually, whenever you see a dead animal carcass, you need to stay away from it in case another creature smells it and comes looking for a meal only to find TWO meals if you decided to stick around. Hopefully, Gwen wouldn't become the second course to a hungry animal's dinner.
She stopped at least 10 ft. away from it and examined the thing more closely, soon realizing...
This was NO bear.
AN: Well, hope you liked the beginning of my story! I'm a pretty down-to-earth girl when it comes to fan fictions, so none of y'all need to worry about me making the characters all OOC or cheesy. I like movies where the acting is so good that it seems like the people in it are acting the way we truly do in real life. That's what I'm trying to do with my fic, so comments and critiques would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
On Another Note: There will be a handful of Yautja language throughout the story, so I'll be putting up a dictionary here at he bottom of the page for you guys to easily understand what's being said. :) Please ask me if you have any questions about whatever you don't get in my fic!