Disclaimer: I do not own Predators. It's heartbreaking, but true. The OC are however mine.

Message to the Reviewer:

Jaevees: Thank you so much. I'm truly glad that you are enjoying it.

ShadowsInLight: Yes, he's being super sneaky. That damn Viper.

Inkoholic4U: That was very smooth talking on his part. I'm guessing your name is Haley. The tampon…well…um…yeah. Lol.

DarkThunder27: I know. It seems Yautja aren't familiar with the ooman concept of dating…Lol. I'm glad it kept you entertained. That's what I was going for.

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P.S: I had a very hard time finding Yautja foods. So I came up with my own. If anyone knows a good guide where I can find that information, then please let me know. Until then I'll just keep using my imagination. Thanks.

Guide:

J'ga: Yellow fruit, the size and shape of an apple with a tough outer layer like and orange, but slightly harder.

H'ghlan: A planet much similar to earth, but orange in color. Lots of Vegetations and small prey that pose minimal threat.

Pa'de: Animal the size of a bear, brown and yellow with three rows of sharp teeth and five legs. Found on planet U'an.

U'an: Planet that is good for game hunting.

Kenzie was growing irritated with all the damn clicking going on around her. Viper had been on the same call for at least an hour Kenzie was guessing, and clicking was all she'd been hearing. It didn't help her irritation that she knew they were speaking about her. Or at least they had been. It was like going to get a pedicure and the people doing it spoke another language. As soon as you pulled your shoe off they started talking frantically, and you just knew they were talking about you. Kenzie didn't like being left out of the circle.

Frustrated, she let go of the ship wheel and got up from Viper's lap. She walked out of the control room and headed to the storage chamber. She would find something to do.

After looking at the many crates and boxes she decided to label them. That would make it easier for her to find things and give her something to pass time. First, she had to find a marker though.

She rummaged through a few boxes before she actually came across one, but she noticed everything was mixed together. Some clothes with bathroom items. Some food with clothes. Deciding to start from nothing, Kenzie took the boxes she could reach, that weren't under anything and dumped them out. She was going to sort everything by item and whose it was.

Sitting in the middle of the mess she'd just made, Kenzie set about folding the clothes and separating them by person. She hadn't realized she'd gotten this many clothing items for herself. Things ranging from tank tops to sweaters. Shorts to pants. There were even a few dresses and pieces of lingerie she definitely didn't remember getting, but then again she had just yanked things off of hangers in a haste when stocking up. She had about ten pairs of shoes so far from what she'd emptied. Mostly tennis shoes, but there was a pair of nice sandals, a pair of flip flops, and a pair of heels. She also came across a pair of combat boots.

As she continued to separate the items she thought about her mom. The way they use to sit in the middle of the living room at Christmas time wrapping toys for the orphanage. Kenzie always had so much fun during those times and it made her feel good to know they were bringing joy to others.

Kenzie took a deep breath. Thinking about her parents was always hard. It had only been a little over seven months since they were taken from her.

Shaking the thoughts from her head, Kenzie got back to work. Once she had all the clothes folded and separated she moved on to the food. Separating them by bags, cans, and boxes.

The smell of food pulled Kenzie's attention away from repacking a few boxes. She turned towards the door to see Viper standing there with a tray balanced on one hand.

"It is time for you to eat."

"I'm not hungry." Kenzie replied.

That was a lie. She was more than hungry, but she was also still irritated with him from earlier. An irritation she just remembered upon seeing him.

"You must be hungry. It is well into the last meal cycle."

"Huh? Cycle?"

"Yes."

"What are you talking about?"

Viper walked over and placed the tray on the floor beside her. He watched her as she closed the box she'd been filling.

"Oomans have hours. Yautja have cycles."

"Humans." Kenzie corrected him. "So it's like times of the day."

"Sei-i."

"Is that a yes?" Kenzie asked with a raised eyebrow.

Viper nodded. "Yes. That is a yes."

Kenzie looked down at the bowl on the tray. She picked up one of the fruits. It was the size of a strawberry, but resembled a grape in shape and was oddly orange. She bit into it and discovered it housed a citrus flavor. After eating the rest she picked up another fruit. This one in the shape of a triangle on crack. Also the same size as a strawberry and green. Kenzie bit into that one to find it sour. She wasn't a fan or sour things and sat it to the side. Her next item she noticed had been cut into pieces. It was yellow and from what she could tell, if put back together, it was the size of an apple. Kenzie took a bite of one of the pieces and almost moaned out loud. It was juicy, soft, and sweet. Kenzie picked up another piece.

Viper watched as the female went through the food and selected what she liked. Viper made note of this for future reference. He watched her fascinated as her small hands handled the fruit. He was more fascinated with the way her ooman mouth worked.

He watched as she took a bite of the smoked meat he'd brought her. Watched as she pulled back her thick fleshy lips, exposing her blunt teeth and bit. It was different, the way her jaw worked as she chewed. What Viper really enjoyed most was when her flat tongue darted out to lick her fleshy lips. That particular gesture did something to his sex organ that he could not explain.

"Are you going to watch me the entire time I eat?" Kenzie asked him.

"It is fascinating."

"It's creepy."

"Creepy?" Viper asked. He wasn't familiar with the word.

"Uncomfortable." The female offered.

Once the female was done eating, Viper watched her write on a few of the boxes that surrounded her and then push one to a different side of the storage quarter. Deciding she would most likely hurt herself, considering most of the boxes were bigger than she was, Viper helped.

"Can you get those boxes down for me?" Kenzie asked him after they'd finished moving the others.

"H'ko." Viper replied.

"What the hell does that mean?"

"No."

"And why not?"

"You have been doing this for…hours. It is enough for the full cycle."

"Speak English."

Viper furrowed his large brow at her request. Was he not speaking English? He thought he was. He must have been really confused, because the female let out a breath.

"Full cycle?" She asked.

"It is a Yautja day. Longer than an ooman day."

"Longer. Is that why I was so damn tired yester…cycle?"

Viper was amused at her attempt to use his language, but he was also grateful. This wouldn't be as hard as he thought.

"Sei-i."

"How much longer?"

"Each cycle is hours longer."

"How many hours is a…full cycle?"

"Thirty ooman hours."

"That's a long ass day."

"To you. Now come."

"Where are we going?"

"To put you in the bath."

"I can bathe by myself."

Viper didn't answer her. He simply gestured towards the door. He watched as she went over to one of the boxes and pulled out ooman coverings. She then walked out of the room with him following her. Viper watched as she walked into the lavatory, but continued on to the kitchen. He poured himself a glass of c'ntlip before continuing into the other room with the males.

"Viper does Kenzie know she's not really flying the ship?" Colby asked as Viper sat down.

"No."

Colby shook his head with a chuckle. "Crafty."

Viper took a long drink from his cup. He noticed the older male was writing again. Always writing. Viper had told C'bra earlier on the transmission call about the three. Well, as much as he knew. His brother had been rather impressed with the ooman's hunt of the hard meat. Even more so impressed when Viper told him his female had the scars to prove it.

"What is she doing, anyway?"

"Bathing." Viper took another drink of his c'ntlip.

"So tell me about the home ship."

"What do you want to know?"

"Where will we be staying?"

"You will get your own living quarters." Viper told him. What he failed to mention was that Kenzie would not be staying with them, but with him.

"Sweet." Viper started to, but decided not to ask. He knew it was an ooman thing. "Will we stay close to you?" Colby asked.

"Yes."

His conversation with his brother had not just been for pleasure earlier. After getting approval from Eldress Br'dah, he enlisted the help of his brother to make sure his and Kenzie's new living quarters along with the males was ready by the time he got there. He did not trust anyone other than C'bra to move his trophies for him and placed them in a way he liked.

Finishing off his c'ntlip, Viper placed the cup on the table and headed out of the room. He made his way to his sleeping quarters and into his trophy room. He'd been contemplating all day on giving Kenzie one of his smaller trophies as a token. He was having a problem deciding which one.

After studying them for a while, he heard a knock on the door. Locking the trophy room door behind him, Viper headed to open the bedroom door. He found Kenzie on the other side. Stepping aside, he allowed her in.

"I'm tired. I think I'm going to go ahead and turn in." Kenzie told him.

"You will wake very early if you sleep now."

"Well, I have nothing else to do. You won't let me go back to sorting."

"I will find you something." Viper informed her before leaving the room.

Kenzie propped herself up on the bed with the book Viper had brought her. She thought it was a sweet gesture and told him as much. Flipping to the first page she began to read. It was an action book. One that instantly had her wide awake as she turned page after page. She had been so into the book, that she hadn't notice Viper walk in until she heard soft purring. She looked up from her book to see him wrapped in a cloth. At that moment, the book took the back burner.

She watched as Viper dropped the towel to the floor before picking up a loin cloth. Kenzie could tell he wasn't the least bit shy about his member, and she wasn't the least bit ashamed to look.

It was interesting to her. She was sure it was as wide as her wrist. Being the same milky white as the middle of his chest down to the plain of his stomach. The head housed small bumps at the tip. Just as the width, the length was rather impressive as well.

Kenzie's staring had gone on longer than she realized and she was only pulled from it by the purr that suddenly filled the room. She looked up and her hazel eyes locked with his green ones. She blinked and turned her attention back to the book in her hands. She felt the weight on his side of the bed sink in.

A strong scent hit Kenzie full force. It wasn't unpleasant. It was an after rain smell mixed with a hint of pine trees, but where was it coming from? Her sensory told her it was Viper. Maybe it was the gel he washed with. Dismissing it, Kenzie once again turned back to her book.

Eventually the strong smell died down. Kenzie hadn't realized how long she'd been reading until her eyes started to hurt. Dog earring the page, she sat the book aside on the bed and stood. Viper had long ago left the room, and she wasn't sure where he went, but she wanted something to drink.

Walking out of the bedroom, she headed into the kitchen. Taking a cup she poured herself some of the juice in the grey pitcher. Viper had warned her that the brown pitcher was not something she wanted. Before closing the refrigerator, Kenzie spotted the yellow fruit from earlier.

Kenzie picked up one and noticed that it had to be peeled, sort of like and orange. She tired to start it with her nail, but discovered that the skin was very tough. With her cup in one hand and the fruit in the other she headed to the dinning room in hopes of finding her brother or her grandfather. Neither of them were there. She then headed into the control room.

Viper was sitting on the couch in the corner with a glass in his hand. She walked over to him and held out the fruit.

"Can you peel this please?"

"H'ko. You have to cut before peeling."

Viper took the fruit from her standing and headed back into the kitchen. She followed behind him.

She watched as he cut the fruit into pieces before peeling the outer skin off and putting them on a plate. He slid them across the counter to her. Kenzie picked one up and bit into it, savoring the sweet juiciness.

"What is this called?"

"J'ga."

"Jagah?"

"Sei-i." Viper responded with a nod.

Kenzie offered him a piece of fruit and he shook his head declining. He seemed intent on just watching her. Once she was done with the fruit she drank her juice and put her plate in the sink.

"What kind of juice is this?"

"Naxa juice."

"It's good." She stated rinsing the dishes. She discovered that she loved this sink. Like the shower and the sink in the bathroom, it was motion activated.

"It is time to sleep now." Viper informed her as she let out a yawn.

"I agree."

Kenzie led the way out of the kitchen and stopped at the bedroom doors. Viper grabbed one of her hands and tapped her pointer finger. She held it out and he guided her to push the buttons. Kenzie paid attention for future reference.

Once inside the room, Kenzie bounced onto her side of the bed, before throwing the book on the floor. She snuggled under the furs as Viper turned the lights out. She felt his weight on the other side of the bed a minute later.

"Good night, Viper."

"Good night?" He inquired.

"It means sleep well." Kenzie told him.

"Very well. Good night, Kenzie."

As Kenzie closed her eyes and began to drift off. She realized that was the first time he'd said her name.

"I'm bored."

"Go explore." Viper stated as the female leaned against the control panel.

"I've already explored. It'll be twice as boring if I do it again."

Getting up from the seat he was in, Viper grabbed Kenzie's wrist lightly and led her out of the control room.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"Exploring."

"There is nothing else to explore."

Viper ignored her and continued on to their sleeping quarters. He pulled her to the other door, typing in a code and walking in when the door slid open. He glanced back at the female and she was in awe. He released her wrist and let her wonder around on her own. She stopped at the Pa'de skull. She lift her hand up only to stop herself.

"You may touch it." Viper urged her.

"What is this?" She asked running her finger over the skull of the animal slowly.

"Pa'de."

"Payday?"

"Close enough."

"What kind of animal is it? What does it look like?"

"Bear." Viper responded, knowing that was the closet ooman creature to it.

"You killed it?" Kenzie asked glancing over her shoulder at him.

"Yes."

"How did you do it? Was it hard? "

"Dah'kte. It was not as challenging as I'd hoped."

"Dah-I-ke-te? What is that?"

Viper clicked his mandibles in amusement at her attempt. "Wrist blades."

"Tell me the story, please."

Viper nodded and began to tell her all about landing his ship on U'an. Having nothing to do after killing a few animals to stock up on meat. He proceeded to tell her how he drank a whole bottle of c'ntlip and proceeded to hunt again. Returning with the Pa'de head. By the time he finished his story she was laughing.

"That's funny. You got drunk and killed this thing. You're either very good at what you do. Or this animal is stupid." She walked to another skull. "Tell me how you got this one."

Viper went about this for the next two ooman hours. Telling her how he got every trophy she asked about. He was pleased that his trophies did not scare her. He was even more pleased with what she said after he was done with his last story.

"I wish I had something like this. You know to show that I've kicked ass. All those Glass Mouths I killed and I never thought to take something. Guess when you're trying to stay alive you don't think of things like that."

"You may have one." Viper offered.

She shook her head. "No, these are yours. I want to get my own."

Viper was a bit disappointed at her refusal of his gift, though he hadn't actually presented it in the right way. That he would still do.

He had successfully kept her occupied for a while, but knew she would soon be bored again, but he had a cure for that. Suggesting that she get something to eat, Viper walked into the kitchen with her. He took a J'ga from the cooler and cut it before peeling it for her. He added it to her plate of other food.

While she ate, Viper went back to the control room and took the ship off autopilot. They were coming up on H'ghlan. A planet much like earth. The Vegetation there was good, and the prey were a small threat. Not too much. He would land there and allow her get her own trophy if that's what she wanted. He'd also get her some more J'ga fruit, which grew all around the planet and stock up on meat.

Colby walked into the dining room with his own plate of fruit and sat beside his sister. He took a bite of something he wasn't quite sure of, but it was good, so he didn't really care.

"Where have you been?" Kenzie asked him.

"Sleep." He replied. "These long days have me taking naps."

Kenzie laughed. "Me to. I have to get adjusted to this. Where's gramps?"

"Sleep."

Colby sat and ate the rest of his fruit. He was still pretty tired. His body was overly deprived of sleep and that had been going on for months. The longer days weren't helping much. He decided that after he talked to Kenzie for a while, he'd go back to sleep. His nap had been peaceful so he hoped this new sleep would be as well.

"So what have you been occupying your time with?" Colby asked leaning back in the chair.

"Sorting through those boxes and flying the ship. I like it."

Colby didn't have the heart to tell her that she wasn't actually flying. "Cool beans."

"I don't have to ask you since I know you've been sleeping." Kenzie told him with a laugh.

"Yeah. It hasn't been that bad either."

She smiled at him. "I'm glad to hear it."

Colby let out a yawn. "I talked to Viper about what would happen when we got to his home ship."

"And?"

"He said we'd get our own living quarters close to his."

His sister nodded. "Sounds good."

"So how are you managing with the bathroom?" Colby asked with a smirk.

"Ugh. Don't even get me started. I feel like I'm going to fall in every single time I use that thing."

Colby chuckled. "Poor thing."

Kenzie rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Don't act like you don't have a hard time when you have to drop the kids off at the pool."

Colby raised an eyebrow before he started to laugh. "Yeah, but even then I'm taller than you so my feet do hit the floor."

"Probably just barely."

"I refuse to respond to that."

"You just did." Kenzie counter.

Colby rolled his eyes. "I'm too tired to play the dozens with you."

Kenzie chuckled. "Because you know you'd lose."

Colby scoffed. "Hardly."

"In a battle of wits, you are unarmed."

"Yeah, yeah. In a battle of who can reach the top shelf, you lose." Colby stated before walking out of the dining room.

He went back into the bedroom he was sharing with his grandfather. Colby hadn't brought up the fact that Kenzie and Viper were sharing a bed. He…didn't know what to think of it. Colby sat on the bed and as soon as he did, he wanted to punch his grandfather, for the loud baritone, followed by "The Stench". He and Kenzie decided to name it that. If the stuff could be bottled and sold, they'd make a fortune, and all enemies would be annihilated with that funk.

After covering his nose until the smell was gone, Colby lay down and closed his eyes. He had to come up with some sort of schedule. He couldn't just sleep his days away.

Kenzie sat up in her chair as she saw the orange sphere, which she hoped was a planet and not something that would kill them on impact, getting closer from the window she was facing. Getting up, Kenzie headed out of the dining room and straight to the control room.

"Are we landing?" She asked walking up beside him.

"Sei-i."

"Why?"

"To hunt. We need more meat."

Kenzie headed over to the couch in the corner, but stopped short when she saw the box in the corner. She opened it and discovered it held her machete along with four other guns and ammo.

"You're letting us go with you?" She asked turning to Viper.

"You."

Kenzie nodded. It was probably for the best since her grandfather and brother were sleeping. Sitting on the floor in front of the box she loaded each one with the right bullets. She looked around for her weaponry belt. Two of the guns had straps and could be hung from her shoulders, but she needed something to put the hand guns and extra ammo in. She then also noticed that her machete sheathe was missing.

She looked around her until she noticed they were lying in the corner of the couch. She fixed the belt around her waist and sheath the machete. Walking over to the control panel, she leaned against it.

"How long before we land?"

"Minutes."

Kenzie was excited. She was going a little stir crazy on this ship and this would definitely give her something to do. She'd remember to take a piece of what ever it was she killed. Even if it was just a toenail.

Turning around she gazed out of the window. The planet was large. Well, she guessed it was considering she'd only ever seen a planet from this type of view in movies. The soft orange color of it fascinated Kenzie. Her grandfather would love to study it. With this thought in mind Kenzie decide she would indeed bring him back something to study.

A few minutes later they were landing. Kenzie then followed Viper to the storage chamber and out the small door that led to the bay. She watched as he pushed a few buttons and it opened up. It was only then that she noticed he only had on his mask and held a spear, but nothing else.

"Aren't you going to get your other stuff? All the stuff you had on before?"

"H'ko. It isn't necessary."

"So you're just bringing a spear?"

"ki'cti-pa."

"Yeah, I'm not even going to attempt to say that."

"It is not hard. You can say it."

"If I want my tongue to end up in knots."

He didn't respond to her. Instead she watched him as he headed down the ramp. Kenzie followed behind him nearly running into his back when he stopped. Moving to the side of him she got her first good look at the planet and it was absolutely beautiful.

"What planet is this?"

"H'ghlan."

"Highland?"

"Sei-i."

"It's beautiful."

Her sense of smell was over taken by the sweet smell of what she thought was honey suckle, but she didn't see any around. Stepping out in front of Viper she reached down to touch the grass. Well, what she was going to call grass since it was orange. It felt like silk between her fingers. She'd have to take her shoes off later and walk on it bare foot.

"Are you ready?" Viper asked walking up beside her.

She smiled. "Yes."

As he led the way into trees that were shaped like a screwy number eight, she wondered if she could get him to stay here an extra day.