Riddick woke up alone. A crease formed between his eyebrows. 'Where's the girl?' Getting up, he stayed alert, not letting his guard down. He found Nora sitting on a couch, staring at the wall. He could see tears in her eyes. She didn't acknowledge him, at all. Like she was in her own little world.

"What're you doing?" She jumped at hearing him speak. She turned those sorrowful jade green eyes on him. "Come back to bed." His voice was softer.

He stared at her. Her jet-black hair laid straight down her back as she laid her head on her knees, looking at him with those eyes that made him feel again. She sat sideways, with a blanket over her legs, pulled up to her chest, her creamy white arms around her legs, one hand holding her pendant.

"Come on." He whispered and walked over to her. Her eyes watched his every movement, and she almost flinched when he gently put his arms under her and picked her up. 'She's wearing my shirt.' He noticed and set her on the bed. "You okay?" He asked and knelt down to look at her face.

Nora avoided his gaze and nodded slowly. He backed up and looked around the room. Sighing he grabbed a blanket off the bed, and laid down on the floor.

Nora made a small whimper sound and he looked at her watching him. She tilted her head, and locked her eyes with him. She opened her arms and lifted the blanket.

"Come to bed." She whispered. Riddick blinked several times before slowly getting up and sitting on the bed.

"You want me to sleep next to you?" He asked.

"Yes, I do." Nora smiled. There was no hesitation as Riddick laid down, pulled the covers back, and wrapped his arms around her, then covered them up. She cuddled to his chest and felt safe, drifting into sleep.

Kizzie's face popped into Nora's mind, making her bolt up and cry out.

A knife was held to her throat as Riddick was jolted awake. He looked at Nora and put the knife down.

"Are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded, wiped her eyes, then pushed him down against the mattress and curled up next to him. 'She wants quiet comfort.' He looked down at the tiny woman next to him.

Nora looked up and met his dark clouded eyes. They stared for a while, neither willing enough to look away, when she leaned up slightly and pressed her lips lightly against his. "Thank you." She whispered, and laid back down, her head on his strong chest, listening to his equally strong heartbeat.

His lips tingled, and he wanted to ravish her with many more kisses, as well as other things. He felt her breathing even out, and her heartbeat slow. A clear sign she fell asleep.

Riddick sighed. 'What am I doing?' He thought. 'She's...hurt…' he looked down at her. She had her lips parted, breathing through them. He wanted to make all the pain disappear from her life. He wanted her to be radiant, and beautiful, shining. Not depressed with that look of hopelessness in her eyes. He never wanted to help anyone as much as he wanted to help this beautiful shattered woman.

Soon he fell asleep again.

Nora felt Riddick's heartbeat quicken. She woke up, and looked at him to see if he was okay.

"Hey." She gently shook his arm. "Wake up. You're having a nightmare." She leaned up close. 'I never got his name…' she remembered. "Mister…wake up…"

Suddenly, he lurched forward, his hands going around Nora's neck. On instinct she leapt out of his reach and landed on the floor, feet spread, ready to run.

Riddick finally woke up fully, and saw Nora standing there, a couple of feet from him, in nothing but his shirt and underwear, red underwear at that. His gaze hungrily ran over her. She blinked at his sudden change. Getting an idea, she relaxed and slid back on the bed.

"You were having a nightmare." She said. "I don't know your name, so I tried waking you up, but, I couldn't call out your name…" she looked at him through her eyelashes. 'I can get answers out of this man as to who controls that planet I'm sure…' she thought. "So…your name please?" She asked.

"Riddick." He almost purred. "And you?"

She smiled. She had him; he was now hers to command. "Nora."